The Study of Symptom-Management’s Self-Efficacy in Breast Cancer Survivors Undergoing Chemotherapy
Introduction: Self-efficacy emphasizes on skills and abilities to carry out successful worthy performance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the symptom-management’s self-efficacy associated with chemotherapy and its related factors in women referred to academic centers of Urmia in 2016. Methods...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
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Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
2018-03-01
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| Series: | مراقبت پرستاری و مامایی ابن سینا |
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| Online Access: | http://nmj.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-1680-en.html |
| Summary: | Introduction: Self-efficacy emphasizes on skills and abilities to carry out successful worthy performance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the symptom-management’s self-efficacy associated with chemotherapy and its related factors in women referred to academic centers of Urmia in 2016.
Methods: This study was a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study conducted on 150 patients with breast cancer referred to academic centers of Urmia in 2016 and sampling method was convenience. The collecting data instrument was the symptom-management’s self-efficacy scale-breast cancer (SMSES-BC) questionnaire with three subscales including acquiring problem-solving, managing chemotherapy-related symptoms and managing emotional and interpersonal disorders. The data was analyzed using SPSS20.
Results: Most of the patients were in the age range of 41-49. The Lowest scores were in the area of emotional and interpersonal disorders and the highest scores were in the area of managing chemotherapy-related symptoms. The mean score of self-efficacy chemotherapy-related symptoms was 167.96±25.40. There was a significant relationship between age
(P=0.024), economic status (P=0.006), education, marital status, and life status (P=0.001) and self-efficacy chemotherapy-related symptoms.
Conclusion: Interventional efforts to promote the function of symptom management self-efficacy, especially managing emotional and interpersonal disturbance in these patients are important and necessary. |
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| ISSN: | 2676-5748 2676-5748 |