Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Arak University of Medical Science, Arak,
2 Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
3 Young Researcher Club, Department of Nursing, Islamic Azad University branch of Isfahan (Khorasgan), Iran
Abstract
Context: Breast 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. Aims: This study aims at evaluating
the effectiveness of nurse‑led self‑care education program on quality of life in this patients.
Settings and Design: A controlled trial as pretest and posttest design was conducted in
Sayyed‑Al‑Shohada Hospital in Isfahan in 2012. Materials and Methods: Sixty 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 2
, and Fisher’s exact tests. Results: The
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. Conclusions: Quality 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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