Effects of self-care education intervention program (SCEIP) on activation level, psychological distress, and treatment-related information
Self-care education can direct patients to manage their side effects during treatment, reduce psychological distress, and improve self-care information. In this study, the effectiveness of the Self-Care Education Intervention Program (SCEIP) on patient activation levels, psychological distress, and...
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MDPI
2022
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/41408/ |
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| Summary: | Self-care education can direct patients to manage their side effects during treatment, reduce psychological distress, and improve self-care information. In this study, the effectiveness of the Self-Care Education Intervention Program (SCEIP) on patient activation levels, psychological distress, and treatment-related concerns in women with breast cancer was assessed by adopting a longitudinal quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test design. The data for 246 women with breast cancer undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy were collected. Pre- and post-interventional assessments were conducted at baseline (T1) and the second (T2), fourth (T3), and sixth (T4) cycles using the 13-item Patient Activation Measure, 14-item Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and 25-item Cancer Treatment Survey. It was found that the SCEIP significantly improved the activation level (p <= 0.001), psychological distress (anxiety level (p <= 0.001), the depression level (p <= 0.001)), and treatment-related concerns (sensory/psychological concerns (p = 0.05); procedural concerns (p <= 0.001)). Therefore, the SCEIP could potentially improve patients' activation level, psychological distress, and treatment-related concerns regarding symptom management during chemotherapy, specifically for Malaysian women with breast cancer. |
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