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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2015

Effect of self-care education on the quality of life in patients with breast cancer.

Hooman Shahsavari, Pegah Matory, Zahra Zare, Fariba Taleghani, Mohammad Akbari Kaji

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  16. Self-Confidence and Quality of Life in Women Undergoing Treatment for Breast CancerAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2018
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5 authors.

Hooman ShahsavariDepartment of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Pegah MatoryDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Arak University of Medical Science, Arak, Iran.
Zahra ZareDepartment of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fariba TaleghaniDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mohammad Akbari KajiYoung Researcher Club, Department of Nursing, Islamic Azad University branch of Isfahan (Khorasgan), Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextBreast cancer is the most common cancer among Iranian women. Although survival rate of breast cancer patients has been increased some distresses affect the patients' quality of life negatively. the effectiveness of self-care education, particularly in the sociocultural context of Iran, has not been adequately investigated.

aimsThis study aims at evaluating the effectiveness of nurse-led self-care education program on quality of life in this patients. SETTINGS AND

designA controlled trial as pretest and posttest design was conducted in Sayyed-Al-Shohada Hospital in Isfahan in 2012. MATERIALS AND

methodsSixty patients with breast cancer were assigned to either the nurse-led self-care education program (n = 30), or to routine care (n = 30). Quality of life was measured at the time of recruitment and also 3 months after the intervention by the instrument of the National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Data were analyzed by SPSS (version 16) software using T-independent, T-paired and χ(2), and Fisher's exact tests.

resultsThe intervention group had significantly greater improvements in quality of life status (P < 0.05). Furthermore, self-care education caused a significant increase in the quality of life score related to physical (P = 0.00), psychological (P = 0.00), social (P = 0.00), and emotional (P = 0.00) dimensions.

conclusionsQuality of life in patients with breast cancer can be improved by participating in a nurse-led self-care education program. It is suggested that self-care education to be added to the routine nursing care delivered to these patients.

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Breast cancerquality of lifeself-care education

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