فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Context: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Iranian women. Although survivalrate of breast cancer patients has been increased some distresses affect the patients’ qualityof life negatively. the effectiveness of self‑care education, particularly in the socioculturalcontext of Iran, has not been adequately investigated. Aims: This study aims at evaluatingthe 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 inSayyed‑Al‑Shohada Hospital in Isfahan in 2012. Materials and Methods: Sixty patients withbreast 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 also3 months after the intervention by the instrument of the National Medical Center and BeckmanResearch 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: Theintervention 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 relatedto 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 byparticipating in a nurse‑led self‑care education program. It is suggested that self‑care educationto be added to the routine nursing care delivered to these patients.