Miguel Ángel Torres Pérez, Martha Patricia Sánchez Miranda, Joel Martínez Soto, Lucía del Carmen Quezada Berumen
El presente estudio analiza el efecto de la exposición mediada de imágenes de ambientes con cualidades restauradoras en el estrés y bienestar de mujeres con cáncer de mama. En un diseño pre-test (O1) y post-test (O2) de un solo grupo, participaron 36 mujeres (M = 50.19; DE = 7.93) expuestas a imágenes de alto potencial restaurador durante cuatro sesiones semanales de ocho minutos. Las variables estrés, bienestar y potencial restaurador se evaluaron mediante la escala de estrés percibido, la escala de bienestar físico, psicológico y social, y la escala de percepción de restauración ambiental. No se encontraron diferencias significativas en los niveles de estrés y bienestar intragrupo (O1 vs. O2). El potencial restaurador de las imágenes se vio afectado por la edad de las participantes. Se encontraron relaciones positivas y significativas entre el bienestar global, el potencial restaurador de las imágenes y cualidades como la fascinación, estar alejado y la coherencia.
This study analyzed the effect of mediated exposure to restorative environments on stress and well-being in women with breast cancer. A single-group pre-test (O1) and post-test (O2) design was used with 36 women with breast cancer (M = 50.19; SD = 7.93) who were exposed to high-restorative potential images during four weekly sessions of eight minutes each. The variables of stress, well-being, and restorative potential were assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale, the Physical, Psychological, and Social Well-Being Scale, and the Perceived Restorative Scale. No statistically significant differences were found in intragroup stress and well-being levels (O1 vs. O2). The restorative potential of the images was affected by the participants’ age. Positive and significant relationships were found between overall well-being, the restorative potential of the images, and the qualities of fascination, being away, and coherence, as well as relationships between some of the restorative qualities and the well-being dimensions.