Pain Catastrophizing and Death Anxiety in Patients with Breast Cancer

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to assess the role of pain catastrophizing and death anxiety in patients with breast cancer. The objectives of this study are to investigate the effect of death anxiety in patients with breast cancer, to investigate the effect of pain catastrophizing in patients with breast cancer and to identify the relationship between death anxiety and pain catastrophizing in patients with breast cancer. Among numerous infections which are deadly tumor is one of these diseases. It is fundamentally the after effect of familiar up brings and spread of cells which are not ordinary. Pain catastrophizing is one of the most commonly cited factors that are powerfully linked with breast cancer fear. Death anxiety is a second factor, the most common system in breast cancer and commonly connected with anxiety. It is, consequently, necessary to recognize factors likely to manipulate the pain catastrophizing of patients in such a death anxiety situation. The sample comprised of 87 participates from Oncology department of Sheikh Zayed Hospital Rahim Yar Khan. The sample of this study was determined by the using software, Daniel- Soper. Research process consisted of cross- sectional research design by using purposive sampling technique. First hypothesis of this research is pain catastrophizing and death anxiety would be positively correlated in patients with breast cancer. Second hypothesis, those patients who have low qualification would be lower on death anxiety and pain catastrophization then high qualified patients. The results of this study were that pain catastrophizing is positively correlated with death anxiety in breast cancer patients. This study also indicates that patients of breast cancer showing strong relation with pain catastrophizing and death anxiety. The level of pain catastrophizing and death anxiety is strongly linked with higher pain and anxiety those patients who have less qualified then higher qualified patients in breast cancer. Consequently, a clinical implication of this study is that the forecast of having higher levels of pain catastrophizing and death anxiety for the duration of a stressful persistent breast cancer treatment may possibly give therapeutic goals for organization not only on the whole reaction to cure but too the flow of cognitive and affectional proceedings that eventually persuade the patient’s cure experience and pain insight.