Kontakt 2009, 11(1):115-118 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.021

Importance of self-concept and self-management of woman in prevention of oncological-gynaecological diseasesPotřeba rozvoje ošetřovatelské komunitní péče

Jitka Laholová

Ministerstvo zdravotnictví České republiky, odbor vzdělávání a vědy

Oncological diseases present a permanent danger, they permanently increase in number in our country and they are the second most important cause of the death, next to cardiovascular diseases. The situation in the occurrence of malignant gynaecological tumours in the Czech Republic is not beneficial compared with surrounding advanced West-European countries. The malignant disease hits the women in the most productive period of their life (the most frequent occurrence between 35 and 65 years of age) and has a principal impact on the family, working and social life of woman. Causes of this increasing rate of occurrence are very complex with all the health, social and economic impacts not only on the woman but also for the whole society. The frequency of the cancer disease occurrence reflects the living standard of the society, health awareness of the population and level of the health care in the field of prevention. It also depends on the social, health and economic environment of the woman and on her living style. Taking care of woman health is ever a topical problem in our society. Well organized preventive care for woman is necessary in the field of gynaecology and obstetrics, which should be well attainable for women and supported by the state healthcare policy. The main attention should be aimed at the primary prevention. The system of preventive examinations is rather declared by the state than implemented by women in practice. Among other factors, low level of information of women about cancer diseases in general and mainly about their prevention brings a contribution to this fact. The improvement of the prevention, screening, timely diagnostics and treatment must become a prestigious matter in our society. The success of combat against this problem depends on every woman. The attitude of women to their own health is reflected in forming positive relationships to the health itself and lifelong responsibility for support and protection of health towards herself as well as towards the others. Within the scope of her own self-concept, the woman should form responsible, non-endangering and non-damaging behaviour towards herself and towards the others. The woman should be her own good manager in the sense of taking care of her own health.

Keywords: self-concept; self-management; oncological diseases

Received: October 6, 2008; Accepted: November 23, 2008; Published: May 27, 2009  Show citation