“THE RELATIONSHIP OF BODY IMAGE
PERCEPTION TO THE SELF-ESTEEM
OF PATIENTS WITH BREAST CANCER
AFTER UNDERGOING RADIATION
THERAPY, CHEMOTHERAPY, OR
SURGERY”
Researchers:
Belarga, Czarina Dawn M.
Daing, Gian Franco A.
Lampasa, Joy-Ann A.
Matibag, Micah Kiel Sherinne C.
Plomines, Angeline Marie G.
BSN-IV
CLASS 2022

CHAPTER 1
• Patients with cancer deal with the problem of body image due to
these clients are often faced with invasive treatments, with a temporal
or permanent impact on appearance. Cancer patients may have to
deal for example with scars or amputated body parts following
surgery, skin burns due to radiation therapy, or hair loss due to
chemotherapy. These changes in physical appearance can adversely
affect body image.
• According to Legacy J. (2019), “Body image and self-esteem directly
influence one another”. When you have a healthy body image, you
feel comfortable about your body and know how to care for it. When
someone doesn’t like their body, they may not feel good about
themselves or take care of themselves.
Introduction

The study aimed to answer the question. “What was the
relationship of body image perception to the self-esteem of
patients with breast cancer after undergoing radiation therapy,
chemotherapy, or surgery?”
Specifically, the study sought to answer the following
questions:
1. What was the body image perception of patients with
breast cancer when grouped according to
1. Age
2. Marital Status
3. Type of Treatment: Radiation therapy, Chemotherapy,
or Surgery
2. What was the self-esteem of the respondents with breast
cancer?
3. Was there a significant relationship in the perception of
body image that affects a patient's life in terms of self-
Statement of the
Problem
1. H∅: There was no significant
difference in the body image
perception when the respondents
are grouped according to age,
marital status, and type of
treatment.
2. H∅: There was no significant
relationship in the perception of
body image that affects a patient's
life in terms of self-esteem.
Hypothesis

CHAPTER 2
• According to Prates (2017), the breast is the epitome of femininity,
and anything that affects it leads women to question their roles as
attractive, feminine individuals and breastfeeding mothers. Body
image affects self-esteem and sexuality; therefore, understanding
these issues is a way of understanding the female universe.
• Pardede et al. (2020), stated that breast cancer brings negative
impacts on women's physical and emotional health, especially for
those who have received chemotherapy. Among the detrimental
effects on patients' mental health include a sense of failure in their
position as women, a lack of ability, low self-esteem, and a loss of
confidence.
REVIEW OF RELATED
LITERATURE

Theoretical
Framework
Conceptual
Framework

CHAPTER 3
• This quantitative research demonstrated a descriptive, comparative, and
correlational study about the body image perception of patients with breast
cancer. A descriptive qualitative study can answer questions like what, who,
where, and when.
• The researchers made use of the social media platform as the locale.
Facebook, which is one of the most used social media platforms nowadays
was perused and groups of Breast cancer patients were examined. he groups
where the researchers will be involved have members who are or were
diagnosed with breast cancer. This setting is chosen to practice safety
protocols being implemented in the Philippines due to the presence of the
Covid-19 virus that will enable the researchers to conduct the study.
Research Design
Research Locale

1. Simple Frequency and Percentage
2. Mean
3. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient
4. Kruskal Wallis test
Statistical
Treatment

1. Simple Frequency and Percentage
2. Mean
3. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient
4. Kruskal Wallis test
Statistical
Treatment

CHAPTER 4
Table 1
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Respondents According to their Age

CHAPTER 4
Table 2
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Respondents According to their
Marital Status

CHAPTER 4
Table 2
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Respondents According to their
Marital Status

CHAPTER 4
Table 3
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Respondents
According to their Type of Treatment

CHAPTER 4
Table 4
Descriptive Statistics of the Body Image Perception among the Respondents

CHAPTER 4
Table 4
Descriptive Statistics of the Body Image Perception among the Respondents

CHAPTER 4
Table 5
Descriptive Statistics of the Self-esteem among the Respondents

CHAPTER 4
Table 6
Spearman Rank Order correlation the relationship of Body Image Perception and Self-esteem
among the Respondents

CHAPTER 4
Table 7
Demographic profile using Kruskal Wallis test on the difference of Age, Marital Status, and
Type of Treatment in terms of Body Image Perception among the Respondents

CHAPTER 4
Table 7
Demographic profile using Kruskal Wallis test on the difference of Age, Marital Status, and
Type of Treatment in terms of Body Image Perception among the Respondents

CHAPTER 5
AGE
• As to age groups the highest values belong to the age bracket of 36 to 45 and 46-55 years old with a
percentage of (33%) while the lowest values belong to groups of 25-35 and 36-40 years old with a percentage
of (1%).
MARITAL STATUS
• As to marital status the highest values belong to the married with a percentage of (64%) while the lowest
values belong to the widow with a percentage of (6%).
TYPE OF TREATMENT
• As to type of treatment the highest values belong to combination of chemotherapy and radiation
therapy with a percentage of (36%) while the lowest values belong to combination of radiation and
surgery with a percentage of (2%).
Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendation

CHAPTER 5
Conclusion
• In the light of the aforementioned findings, the following conclusions are drawn:
1. It was found out that there is no direct relationship between body image perception
and the self-esteem of patients with breast cancer after undergoing radiation therapy,
surgery, and chemotherapy.
2. There was no significant relationship in the perception of body image that affects a
patient's life in terms of self-esteem.
3. There was no significant difference in the body image perception when the
respondents are grouped according to marital status and type of treatment.
Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendation

CHAPTER 5
Recommendations
• After thorough data analysis, the researchers recommend incorporating other age
groups such as 25 below and 60 above age group to focus in further studies so as
to more specifically identify which factor may directly give a significant effect on
body image perception.
• The researchers also highly encourage the use of the data in this study for other
studies of the same or wider scale in order to identify how the body image
perception affects their self-esteem among breast cancer patients.
• Due to the limitations faced by the researchers, it is recommended that the same
study be conducted face-to-face.
Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendation

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