TY  - JOUR
T1  - Studying the Impact of Self-Care Training on the Life Quality of Breast Cancer Patients
A1  - Li Ping Wong
A1  - E. M. Khoo
A1  - R. Shuib
JF  - Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal
JO  - Clin Cancer Investig J
SN  - 2278-0513
Y1  - 2024
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
DO  - 10.51847/v2yIIZY1hx
SP  - 21
EP  - 25
N2  - Breast cancer is one of the most important diseases in which the side effects of chemotherapy cause disturbances in mental, physical, spiritual, and social functions. This disease has a significant effect on the life quality of patients and severely affects it. In this study, the impact of self-care training on the life quality of women with breast cancer was studied. This semi-experimental study was done on breast cancer patients who had recently undergone mastectomy and were in the first session of chemotherapy. The samples were randomly assigned to the control group and the test group. Questionnaires related to demographic characteristics and standard questionnaires for assessing the life quality of breast cancer patients were completed once in the first session and then after 4 months, for both groups. In the test group, self-care training was given for 60 minutes to the researched units and they were given training booklets. SPSS version 23 statistical software was utilized for data analysis. Based on the obtained results, there was a statistically significant difference in the test group between the average scores of the overall quality of life after and before the intervention and it was reduced (P
UR  - https://ccij-online.org/article/studying-the-impact-of-self-care-training-on-the-life-quality-of-breast-cancer-patients-st9pk0ormsotjua
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