Recently, Liu Yuhan, double-degree undergraduate student in applied psychology at Binzhou Medical University (BMU), published a high-level paper in an internationally renowned journal. Liu Yuhan published Research on body image cognition, social support and illness perception in breast cancer patients with different surgical methods on Frontiers in Psychology (JCR Q1, IF=4.232). Shao Shuhong, teacher in applied psychology at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, is the correspondent author of the paper.
With female breast cancer patients as the subjects, the paper discusses the differences in disease perception, social support, and body image cognition of patients who have received different methods of surgery and the relationship between the three aspects. The study finds that breast cancer patients undergoing radical mastectomy (RM) or modified radical mastectomy (MRM) exhibit more negative disease perception and lower body image cognition and social support compared to patients undergoing nipple-sparing mastectomy. The paper also suggests that social support moderates the disease perception and body image cognition of breast cancer patients and positively improves the body image cognition of patients after surgery. Studying on the psychological rehabilitation of women after breast cancer surgery, the paper provides a strong scientific basis for breast cancer patients to establish positive disease cognition and body image cognition after surgery, which can help them to receive higher social support.
Link of the paper: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.931679/full
SOURCE: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
BY: Wang Zexin
