fa بررسی تصویر ذهنی و عوامل مرتبط با آن در زنان مبتلا به سرطان پستان در مراکز آموزشی و درمانی شهر رشت در سالهای 91-1390 General پژوهشي Research Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong>Background and Aim: </strong>Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women whose diagnosis, complications, and physical and psychological alterations due to treatment affect body image. The aim of this study was to determine body image and the associated factors among women with breast cancer.<br> <strong>Materials and Methods:</strong> In this analytic, cross-sectional study, 170 breast cancer women who had inclusion criteria were selected through sequential sampling method from educational and therapeutic hospitals in Rasht. Body Image Scale and a researcher-made questionnaire of demographic, social and health-related issues were used to collect data. The data were analyzed in SPSS (version 16) using Independent T Test, ANOVA, Pearson, Regression, Mann-Whitney, and Spearman tests.<br> <strong>Results</strong>: The majority of married individuals had undergone mastectomy. The mean age of participants was 50.67 &plusmn;10.04, mean duration of disease diagnosis was 1.9&plusmn;0.8 years, and the body image mean score was 8.6&plusmn;5.38. Results indicated that there was a significant relationship between the duration of disease diagnosis, type of breast surgery, duration of time after surgery, duration of time after chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and body image. Also, there was a significant relationship between body image, surgery type and the duration of disease diagnosis with multiple regression (P<0.0001).<br> <strong>Conclusion</strong>: Insights from the present study along with comprehensive psychological examination of patients can effectively contribute to elevating care quality, preventing psychological disorders, and improving body image among women with breast cancer.</span></span></div> Body Image,Women,Breast Cancer,Related Factors 83 93 http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-351&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Sedigheh Pakseresht صدیقه پاک سرشت No Professor Assistant, Department of Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti Faculty of Midwifery and Nursing, Guilan University of Medical Science, Rasht, Iran استادیار گروه آموزشی مامایی، دانشکده پرستاری مامایی شهید بهشتی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گیلان. رشت، ایران Arezo Monfared آرزو منفرد Yes Arezoo Monfared, Department of Nursing, Shahid Beheshti Faculty of Midwifery and Nursing, Guilan University of Medical Science, Rasht, Iran. Email:a.monfared88@gmail.com آرزو منفرد، استادیار گروه آموزشی پرستاری، دانشکده پرستاری مامایی شهید بهشتی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گیلان. رشت، ایران. تلفن:09113479959 e.mail:a.monfared88@gmail.com Atefeh Ghanbari عاطفه قنبری No Professor Assistant, Department of Nursing, Shahid Beheshti Faculty of Midwifery and Nursing, Guilan University of Medical Science, Rasht, Iran استادیار گروه آموزشی پرستاری، دانشکده پرستاری مامایی شهید بهشتی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گیلان. رشت، ایران Zahra Atrkar Roshan زهرا عطر کار روشن No Professor Assistant, Department of Biological Statistics, Faculty of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Science, Rasht, Iran استادیار گروه آموزشی آمار حیاتی، دانشکده پزشکی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گیلان. رشت، ایران Abbas Rahimi عباس رحیمی No Professor Assistant, Department of Radiology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Science, Rasht, Iran استادیار گروه آموزشیرادیوتراپیو انکولوژی، دانشکده پزشکی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گیلان. رشت، ایران