2015
DOI: 10.1590/so100-720320150005354
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Abstract: PURPOSE: To validate the instrument Body Image Relationship Scale (BIRS) for Brazilian women with breast cancer. METHODS: The instrument was administered by trained interviewers to 139 women who used the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS). All of them had been submitted to cancer treatments between 2006 and 2010. The instrument was validated considering internal consistency and reliability. In order to compare the techniques, the same factorial analysis as used in the original paper was carried out. RESULTS… Show more

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“…4 Instruments have already been validated to evaluate the body image of breast cancer women, such as Body Image Index (BII), Sexual Adjustment and Body Image Scale (SABIS), Body Image after Breast Cancer Questionnaire (BIBCQ) and Body Image and Relationship Scale (BIRS). 5 One may observe that the breast removal, many times, represents the resolution of problem for women, so that the cancer disease becomes perceived as an event that occurred in her life, but that has been resolved. However, when faced with progressive arm edema, she needs support by her relatives and health professionals, among them the Nurse, in order to make her aware and help her understand the changes that may arise, from alterations in their new image to physical and social limitations.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…4 Instruments have already been validated to evaluate the body image of breast cancer women, such as Body Image Index (BII), Sexual Adjustment and Body Image Scale (SABIS), Body Image after Breast Cancer Questionnaire (BIBCQ) and Body Image and Relationship Scale (BIRS). 5 One may observe that the breast removal, many times, represents the resolution of problem for women, so that the cancer disease becomes perceived as an event that occurred in her life, but that has been resolved. However, when faced with progressive arm edema, she needs support by her relatives and health professionals, among them the Nurse, in order to make her aware and help her understand the changes that may arise, from alterations in their new image to physical and social limitations.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ressalta-se que o câncer de mama está associado a múltiplos fatores de ordem genética, ambiental, hábitos pessoais, dentre outros [1][2][3] .…”
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