Ünzile Yıldırım, Gülbahtiyar Demirel
Türk Fen ve Sağlık Dergisi - 2025;6(3):172-180
Purpose: The present study was conducted to examine coping attitudes of women with fibrocystic breast changes toward anxiety about getting cancer and depression. Material and Methods: 360 women (control group: 180 people, case group: 180 people) who referred to the Cancer Early Diagnosis Screening and Training Center (CEDSTC) were included in this prospective cohort study with comparative analysis. Data were collected using "Personal Information Form", "Trait Anxiety Inventory (TAI)", "Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)", and "Coping Strategies with Stress (COPE)". Results: According to the research findings, the level of anxiety and depression higher after the first interview and the first and third month interviews in the case group consisting of women with fibrocystic breast changes than in the control group (p<0.05). The women in the groups had a moderate coping attitude during the interviews conducted in the first and third months. Conclusion: It was determined that the presence of fibrocystic breast disease increased the anxiety and depression levels in women, and their coping attitude remained moderate.
