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Amr, Eman Fathy, Abdou Abd El Rahman, Badr Ibrahim Ahmed, Abu Salem, Entisar Mohammed Mahmoud, Bauomey Mohamed, Eman Elsayed, Amer, Nevin Adel, Rashed, Amera Bekhatroh, Elzehri, Merfat Amin, Tantaewy, Nayera, Elkayal, Manal Mohamed, Ahmed Ayed, Manal Mohamed, Badran Abouelmaati, Hanan Mohamed |
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Library of Progress-Library Science, Information Technology & Computer; Jul-Dec2024, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p11857-11876, 20p |
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Background: Breast cancer, the second-leading cause of mortality worldwide for women, involves several psychological and physical side effects. Physicians are now considering nonclinical strategies like patient empowerment in addition to clinical therapy. Promoting the empowerment of breast cancer patients is crucial for their survival and quality of life, as the number of women with the disease is rising globally. Therefore, the current study aimed to determine the effect of strategies implementation on anxiety levels and promoting empowerment status among new breast cancer women. Research design: This study used a quasi-experimental research design with one group undergoing pre-and post-testing. Subjects: The study participants were one hundred new breast cancer women approved to participate in the program for six consecutive months. A convenient sample of all new breast cancer women who were available during the study period was used to create the study subjects. Setting: This investigation was carried out at the Sohag City oncology institution in the breast clinics. Tools for data collection; the data was collected using; the 1) Women's Interview Questionnaire; to assess the demographic characteristics and medical history of women. 2) Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and 3) Cancer-Related Patient Empowerment Scale. Results: This study showed a highly statistically significant difference regarding reduction in total anxiety & depression and promoting empowerment status among new breast cancer Women in the post-intervention (p<0.01) as compared to the pre-intervention. It indicates a highly statistically significant improvement in the post-intervention phase (p<0.01) when compared to the pre-intervention phase in terms of empowerment dimensions, such as information, resources, involvement in decision-making, support from friends and family, interaction with the doctor, patient perception of the doctor's ability to manage the disease, patient perception of the willingness of healthcare providers to allow the patient to participate in decisionmaking, complementary therapies, spiritual beliefs, acceptance and adaptation to illness, patient perception of usefulness to friends, patient perception of usefulness to family, and occupation. Also, it demonstrated a highly significant statistical correlation between the empowerment dimensions of women, the overall anxiety and sadness, and the overall generalized anxiety disorder in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Conclusions: The current results concluded that strategy implementation has positive effects on anxiety level reduction and promoting empowerment status among new breast cancer women. Recommendations: According to this study, a counseling clinic should be established to give women with breast cancer educational instruction for the application of Strategies that will improve their well-being and rate of recovery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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