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The Assessment Level of Self-disclosure in Jordan: A Case of Cancer Patients Treated at King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) |
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PP: 11-20 |
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Author(s) |
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Jamal Abu-Doleh,
Areen Al Taani,
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Abstract |
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| This study aims to identify the assessment level of self-disclosure at the King Hussein Cancer patients and the
extent of the presence of this kind of communication with the medical team providing the service. It also aims to find out
the benefits of using the self-disclosure concept, and the main obstacles that reduce the concept of self-disclosure among
cancer patients at the King Hussein Cancer Center. A questionnaire based data gathering technique, des The results of the
study showed that on the overall scale self-disclosure level among cancer patients at Al Hussein Cancer Center was
moderate; while patient self-disclosure to doctor had the highest rating; followed by self-disclosure to nurse and finally to
other cancer patients which had the least self-disclosure rating. Also, results indicated that the degree of self-disclosure
related to cancer disease in general was higher than self-disclosure of personal issues on all dimensions of the study.
In addition, results revealed no statistically significant differences at the level (α ≤ 0.05) of self-disclosure among patients
at King Hussein Cancer attributed to the following variables of the study (gender, age, cancer type, length of disease, and
length of treatment). Also, results revealed that self-disclosure practice had a high influence on decreasing fear and anxiety
feelings, increasing patient self-awareness, increasing patient self-confidence, strengthening the interrelationship between
patients and medical professionals providing the service and fast response to medication by patient among cancer patients
at Al Hussein Cancer Center. In addition, results related to hindrances precluding self-disclosure among patients at Al
Hussein Cancer Center indicated that only one item was rated with moderate degree of significance "Disease diffuses rate
and development". The other hindrances were rated at a low significance degree. criptive, and analytical analyses are used. |
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