| dc.description.abstract | Background & Objectives: Gastric cancer is known as the fourth
common cancer and the second cause of cancer death worldwide.
Different factors such as environmental-occupational, underlying,
behavioral-nutritional factors lead to the development and progression
of the cancer. This research aimed at examining the behavioral
patterns and risk factors in gastric cancer patients in Tabriz hospitals
and comparing them with the hospitalized patients with a noncancerous problem.
Methods & Materials: It was a descriptive-analytic case-control
research. For sampling, simple sampling method and matchmaking
method were used respectively for the case group and control group.
The statistical population included 175 the gastric cancer patients as
the case and 350 the hospitalized patients as the control. Three
researcher-made questionnaires, the
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), and the Maryland
Trait and State Depression (MTSD) Scale were used for data collection.
Finally, the data were analyzed using SPSS 23 software and taking
advantage of suitable statistical tests (Paired t-test, independent ttest, Chi-square, descriptive statistical methods, factor analysis and
exploratory methods).
Results: The results indicated a significant difference between the
mean of nutritional patterns (P=0.001), behavioral patterns
(P=0.000), depression (P=0.001), occupational and environmental
factors (P=0.012), and underlying factors (P=0.001) in the case and
control groups. The case group members had more unhealthy
behavioral-nutritional patterns, they were more accustomed to sleep
after eating, to drink tea immediately after meals, to use pickles with
food, to smoke, and they were not accustomed to consume fruits and
vegetables sufficiently. They were A positive blood type, male gender,history of gastric ulcer, overweight and they had depression problems
a higher risk of gastric cancer. The questionnaire for examining
behavioral patterns and gastric cancer risk factors has appropriate
psychometric features and suitable fitness in a 5-factor structure.
Conclusion: The results and the fact that the change in the behavioral
patterns is effective in gastric cancer indicate that further recognition
of behavioral patterns and gastric cancer risk factors can be a critical
step in preventing and training health in the country. | en_US |
