BREAST CANCER: the educational level of patients correlated with the level of procrastination

• Published in: European psychiatry Vol. 65; no. S1; p. S660
• Main Authors: Tabugan, C.D., Bredicean, A.-C., Giurgi-Oncu, C., Cristina, O., Zsolt, P., Hogea, L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Paris Cambridge University Press 01.06.2022
• Subjects: Abstract; Breast cancer; E-Poster Viewing; Education; Procrastination; PROCRASTINATION EDUCATION BREAST CANCER
• ISSN: 0924-9338; 1778-3585
• DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1696

Introduction Even if breast cancer is a severe pathology that can cause the death of a person, nowadays there are effective screening methods that could help us to discover in due time the tumor formation and thus be able to benefit from conservative breast surgery. Objectives Evaluating the feasible relationship between the noted levels of procrastination and the educational level of subjects Methods The analyzed group comprises a number of 152 female subjects (n=152). They were divided in three subgroups: subgroup I(26) composed of women with lower education, subgroup II(66), women with medium education level and subgroup III(60), women with higher education. A socio-demographic questionnaire and the Tuckman Procrastination Scale have been applied. Results Comparing the three subgroups, the levels of procrastination were similar. Low levels of procrastination were most common in all three subgroups: in the subgroup I 57,69%, in the subgroup II 56,06% and in the subgroup III 53,33%. Average procrastination levels were observed in 34,61% of women in subgroup I, 42,42% of women in subgroup II and 45% of women in subgroup III. Concerning high levels of procrastination we can affirm that they involve a small number of subjects. Measuring the degree of connection between the two variables, we obtained as a result r=0.13, which means a very weak, non-existent correlation. Conclusions The study revealed that there is no relationship between the level of education and the levels of procrastination that include postponing the presentation to the doctor. Disclosure No significant relationships.