. Maryam Damghanian; . Habibollah Mahmoodzadeh; . Zohreh Khakbazan; . Behjat Khorsand; . Mohadese Motaharinezhad
Volume 10, Issue 10 , October 2020, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Iranian women. The number of peoplewith this disease is increasing across the world. Positive family history is one of the risk ...
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BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Iranian women. The number of peoplewith this disease is increasing across the world. Positive family history is one of the risk factors fordeveloping breast cancer. However, early detection is the main method to fight this disease. Thisstudy was conducted to examine the effect of education based on the health belief model (HBM) onself‑care behaviors among first‑degree relatives of patients with breast cancer.METHODS: This clinical trial was conducted in 2016 on 80 women in Tehran city, Iran. Data werecollected using a three‑part questionnaire regarding demographic data, the HBM, and self‑carebehaviors. The educational program based on the HBM was held in 4 ninety‑minute training sessionsthrough lectures, group discussions, question and answer, image presentations, and PowerPointpresentations. The questionnaires were completed before and 2 months following the interventionby intervention and control groups. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statisticsthrough the SPSS16 software.RESULTS: The mean score of the HBM constructs before the intervention in the groups had nostatistically significant differences (P > 0.05). Eight weeks after the intervention, the mean score of theconstructs of the HBM in the intervention group significantly increased and a statistically significantincrease in the mean score of self‑care in the intervention group compared to the preinterventionwas found, so that the self‑care behavior score in the intervention group was 0.69 ± 0.09 before theintervention and was changed to 0.74 ± 0.09 after the intervention (P < 0.0001).CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that education based on the HBM was effective in promotingself‑care behaviors among first‑degree relatives of breast cancer patients. Therefore, educationbased on HBM may have an important implication for breast cancer prevention in Iran.