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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Crying Therapy Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors: Development and Effects.

Hye-Sun Byun, Hyenam Hwang, Gyung-Duck Kim

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hye-Sun ByunSchool of Nursing, Yeungnam University College, Daegu 42415, Korea.
Hyenam HwangDepartment of Nursing, Daegu University, Daegu 42400, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2907-1235
Gyung-Duck KimDepartment of Nursing, Dongyang University, Kyungpook 36040, Korea.
Daegu University · KRDongyang University · KRYeungnam University College

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundcrying therapy is currently being applied in some countries to treat cancer patients, manage pain, and promote mental health. However, little nursing and medical research on the effects of crying therapy has been conducted in other parts of the world. This study aimed to develop a crying therapy program for breast cancer survivors and assess its effects. Interventions/method: data from 27 breast cancer survivors in South Korea were analyzed. The intervention, employing a single group, pre-post-test quasi-experimental design, was divided into three phases, and effects were verified for emotional (distress, fatigue, and mood conditions) and physiological (cortisol, immunoglobulin G, and blood pressure) variables.

resultsthere were significant changes in distress, mood changes, and immunoglobulin G and smaller changes in blood pressure postintervention. Fatigue and cortisol showed no significant changes.

conclusionsthis study demonstrated the effectiveness of a short-term crying therapy program that can induce positive emotional changes and physiological effects in breast cancer survivors. This intervention can improve quality of life, indicating its value as a self-care program for cancer survivors.

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Breast NeoplasmsCancer SurvivorsCryingHumansMastectomyQuality of LifeRepublic of KoreaTreatment Outcomebreast cancercrying therapy interventionpositive emotional changequasi-experimentstress alleviation

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PMID32646037
PMCPMC7370158
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