The effect of a supportive program on coping strategies and stress in women diagnosed with breast cancer: A randomized controlled clinical trial
Autor: | Leila Shojaee, Elahe Samami, Forouzan Elyasi, Ehsan Zaboli, Seyed Nouraddin Mousavinasab, Zohreh Shahhosseini |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Coping (psychology) Stress management supportive program medicine.medical_treatment Psychological intervention Breast Neoplasms coping strategies nurses law.invention breast cancer Breast cancer nursing Randomized controlled trial law Adaptation Psychological Stress (linguistics) Humans Medicine Autogenic Training Research Articles Problem Solving General Nursing Progressive muscle relaxation lcsh:RT1-120 lcsh:Nursing business.industry medicine.disease Clinical trial Physical therapy Female business Stress Psychological Research Article |
Zdroj: | Nursing Open Nursing Open, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 1157-1167 (2021) |
ISSN: | 2054-1058 |
Popis: | Aim To investigate the effect of a supportive program on coping strategies and stress in women with breast cancer. Design A randomized, two‐armed, controlled trial. Methods Sixty women were randomly allocated to intervention group (N = 30) and control group (N = 30). The interventions were held in six sessions, weekly from August 2018–March 2019 It was consisting of education regarding breast cancer; progressive muscle relaxation; stress management; emotional coping; and problem‐solving strategies. Results At baseline, there was no difference between the two groups regarding the mean score of coping strategies and stress. Supportive program group participants experienced a significantly higher increase on their problem‐oriented coping strategies score in comparison with the control group. At the same time, scores in emotion‐oriented coping strategies and stress decreased significantly in the intervention group compared with the control group. Result of this study can be used to develop relevant interventions targeting coping strategies to reduce stress among women with breast cancer. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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