Effects of Nurse-Led Support Via WeChat, a Smartphone Application, for Breast Cancer Patients After Surgery: A Quasi-Experimental Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Wu ◽  
Jennifer Kue ◽  
Xiaoping Zhu ◽  
Xiaobing Yin ◽  
Jinxia Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Quasi Experimental

scholarly journals Application of a domicile-based exercise program for shoulder rehabilitation after breast cancer surgery

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliana Louzada Petito ◽  
Afonso Celso Pinto Nazário ◽  
Simone Elias Martinelli ◽  
Gil Facina ◽  
Maria Gaby Rivero De Gutiérrez
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Preoperative Evaluation ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Breast Cancer Surgery ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Study Population

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an exercise program for the recuperation of the range of motion (ROM) of the shoulder. This is a quasi-experimental study developed at the Mastology Outpatient Clinic of the Federal University of São Paulo - Brazil, from August 2006 to June 2008, with 64 breast cancer patients undergoing surgery. The intervention consisted of: preoperative evaluation of the ROM, verbal and written guidance, demonstration and implementation of the exercises and revaluation at the outpatient follow-up appointments until the 105th postoperative day (PO). From the 7th PO a significant increase was observed in the ROM, which continued until the 105th PO. The minimum time for recovery was 105 days for the women undergoing mastectomy, and 75 days for those undergoing quadrantectomy. There was satisfactory adherence of 78.6% of the women. The domicile program was effective for the recovery of ROM in the study population, benefiting women who can not attend a presential program.

scholarly journals Efektifitas aromaterapi peppermint terhadap mual muntah pada pasien kanker payudara yang menjalani kemoterapi

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Sapti Ayubbana ◽  
Uswatun Hasanah
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Whitney Test ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Quasi Experimental

The effectiveness of peppermint aromatherapy on nausea and vomiting among breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapyBackground: Breast cancer is a type of cancer and is one cause of death in the world. Chemotherapy is the use of chemical agents to control and destroy cancerous cells. Chemotherapy can induce nausea and vomiting, resulting in discomfort. One intervention that makes patients feel comfortable is giving peppermint aromatherapy.Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of peppermint aromatherapy on nausea and vomiting among breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.Method: A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest group design, with a purposive sampling method of collecting samples. The study sample was 34 breast cancer patients who underwent chemotherapy. The sample divided into 2 groups as intervention & control groups. Measurement of nausea and vomiting used the Rhodes Index Nausea Vomiting & Retching (INVR) instrument.Results: Finding by the Man Whitney test, it showed that there was a difference in the scores for nausea and vomiting between the intervention group and the control group (p value = 0.008).Conclusion: Peppermint aromatherapy is effective in reducing nausea and vomiting among breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.Keywords: Breast cancer; Chemotherapy, Nausea; Vomiting; Peppermint aromatherapyPendahuluan: Kanker  payudara  merupakan salah satu  jenis kanker dan menjadi salah satu penyebab kematian di dunia.  Kemoterapi merupakan penggunaan agen kimiawi untuk mengontrol dan  menghancurkan sel yang bersifat kanker.Kemoterapi dapat menginduksi mual dan muntah mengakibatkan ketidaknyamanan. Salah satu intervensi yang membuat pasien merasa nyaman adalah dengan pemberian aromaterapi pepermint.Tujuan: Mengetahui efektifitas aromaterapi pepermint terhadap mual muntah pada pasien kanker payudara yang menjalani kemoterapi.Metode : Penelitian quasi experimental pretest-posttest group design, dengan metode pengumpulan sampel secara purposive sampling. Sampel penelitian sebanyak 34 pasien kanker payudara yang menjalani kemoterapi. Sampel terbagi atas dua kelompok; intervensi & kontrol. Pengukuran mual muntah menggunakan instrumen Rhodes Index Nausea Vomiting & Retching ( INVR).Hasil :  Dengan menggunakan man whitney test menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan skor mual muntah antara kelompok intervensi dengan kelompok kontrol  (p value = 0,008).Simpulan: Aromaterapi peppermint efektif menurunkan mual muntah pada pasien kanker kayudara yang menjalani kemoterapi.

A Theory-based Mobile Health Physical Activity Intervention for Breast Cancer Patients during Chemotherapy:a Preliminary Evaluation (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaohui Geng ◽  
Li Ning ◽  
Lingzhi Cai ◽  
Ying Liu ◽  
Jingting Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients

BACKGROUND Physical activity (PA), known as a modifiable protective factor, provides an approach to sustain physical and psycho-social health for breast cancer patients both during and after treatment. Mobile health (mHealth) application targeted promoting health behaviors demonstrates advantages in behavior tracking, knowledge sharing and social connecting and tailored intervention. However, process of mHealth application (App) development is lack of theoretical basis, restricting its sustainable benefits to cancer survivors. OBJECTIVE To construct a theory-based mHealth PA intervention program, and to determine whether this intervention would improve PA behavior change during chemotherapy for breast cancer patients, thus to capture their perspectives and experiences when participate it. METHODS Social cognitive theory (SCT), self-efficacy theory (SET) and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) are referred to construct mHealth intervention strategies. Smartphone application was chosen to implement a pre-post three-month PA intervention. A mixed method was utilized to test the preliminary effectiveness of MPAP. Quantitative results from online records and self-reported questionnaires were collected after intervention. Qualitative feedback through telephone interviewing was recorded to explore patients’ using experiences. RESULTS “Breast care” smartphone application was developed to improve self-management of breast cancer patients including PA. In the end, five main pages covering 6 functions (information delivering, disease tracking, events reminding based on calendar, online interaction, health behavior recording and self-reported assessment) were displayed in the app. In the preliminary evaluation process, twenty participants were recruited. Based on PA capability assessment and baseline PA evaluation, 12 patients were divided into active group, and 8 patients were grouped in sedentary lifestyle. Within three months, participants’ usage behavior identified at portal site indicated the accumulated app usage time is 40 minutes a week, and average login time of each participant was three times a week. The total PA increased 945.70 MET-min/w with a significant improvement(p=0.040) after 3 months. Walking displayed a significant improvement after intervention (904.20 MET-min/w) (p=0.030). Sedentary mean time declined 210 mins/w. Qualitative results showed satisfaction and willingness of breast cancer patients to use app to manage PA and relevant health behaviors. CONCLUSIONS The theory-based mHealth PA intervention has great potential to enhance breast cancer patients’ PA awareness and engagement, meanwhile to facilitate their PA behavior change.

scholarly journals Does basic information concerning nutrition improve the information needs of breast cancer patients? An evaluation

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 5419-5427
Author(s):  
Sophie E. Groß ◽  
Doreen Weidner ◽  
Natalia Cecon ◽  
Holger Pfaff ◽  
Carmen Strauch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Multilevel Analysis ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Basic Information ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Abstract Purpose International and national studies have shown unmet information needs regarding nutrition in breast cancer patients. An intervention study has examined the question of the extent to which a fact sheet on the topic of nutrition is suitable to cover the need for information of breast cancer patients. Method The fact sheet with basic information on nutrition was distributed in 21 intervention breast care centres in 2017. The use of the fact sheets was evaluated in a quasi-experimental design as part of the annual breast cancer patients’ survey of the University of Cologne. The breast cancer patients considered were being treated with primary breast carcinoma in a hospital in North Rhine-Westphalia. A multilevel analysis was carried out in order to quantify the effect of the intervention. Results Unmet information needs are experienced more by younger and non-native German-speaking patients. With regard to education, patients without a graduation and a high grade of education express more unmet information needs. The multilevel analysis showed that patients who were treated at an intervention site and therefore possibly received the fact sheet have a significantly higher chance of their information needs being met (OR = 1.45; p ≤ 0.05). Conclusion The intervention study showed that a fact sheet with basic information on nutrition is a possible instrument to satisfy the information needs of breast cancer patients and therefore reduce unmet information needs regarding nutrition. This intervention study is a pragmatic example on how to reduce unmet information needs among breast cancer patients in Germany.

The effect of Apis dorsata honey as complementary therapy on IL-37 levels and fatigue in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Yuliana Syam ◽  
Prihantono Prihantono ◽  
Elly L. Sjattar ◽  
Arnis Puspitha ◽  
Sintawati Majid
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Apis Dorsata ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Clinically Significant

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of Apis dorsata Honey as a complementary therapy on IL-37 levels and fatigue in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. METHOD: The study used a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design with a control group. A total of 30 subjects were recruited using a concurrent sampling technique. The intervention group consisted of 15 subjects who received oral honey at a dose of 13 ml (1 tablespoon × 3) for 15 days, and the control group consisted of 15 subjects. The groups’ samples were chosen at random. The Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI) was used to assess the side effects of chemotherapy. RESULTS: Although the effect of Apis dorsata Honey on IL-37 levels was not statistically significant (p > 0.05), the group given honey experienced a clinically significant increase in IL-37 levels, with a mean before (632.37514.93) and post (632.37514.93). (1,003.021,248.88). Fatigue decreased statistically significantly in the group given mean honey values prior to 13.205.59 and after 11.805.07 (p = 0.004). CONCLUSION: Honey administration increases IL-37 levels clinically, though the increase is not statistically significant. Giving honey to patients with breast cancer can help alleviate fatigue caused by chemotherapy.

scholarly journals The effect of cold hat use on chemotherapy-induced hair loss in breast cancer patients: An experimental study in Tehran

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-23
Author(s):  
Zahra Mirbagher ◽  
Tahereh Nasrabadi ◽  
Sepideh Nasrollah ◽  
◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Hair Loss ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients

scholarly journals Depression Screening Using Daily Mental-Health Ratings from a Smartphone Application for Breast Cancer Patients

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. e216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junetae Kim ◽  
Sanghee Lim ◽  
Yul Ha Min ◽  
Yong-Wook Shin ◽  
Byungtae Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Depression Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients

scholarly journals Pengaruh Kombinasi Terapi Musik Dan Art Therapy Terhadap Tingkat Nyeri Pasien Kanker Payudara

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Kurnyata Rante Kada ◽  
Dewi Irawaty ◽  
Riri Maria
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Art Therapy ◽  
P Value ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Strong Stimulus ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Background : Cancer pain is a multidimensional experience of cancer patients that can affect all dimensions of the quality of life of patients. The capacity of one's attention to a condition is very limited, therefore to reduce the capacity of the process of pain required distraction or input of a strong stimulus that is fun, one of them with a combination of art therapy and music therapy. Objective : This study aims to determine the effect of a combination of music therapy and art therapy to the level of pain in breast cancer patients. Methode : This study uses quasi-experimental design involving 34 respondents selected by purposive sampling. Results : The results of this study indicate that there are significant differences in the level of pain after treatment between groups who only received standard analgesic and groups who received a combination of music therapy and art therapy with p-value = 0.008 (p <0.05). Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the combination of music therapy and art therapy is more effective for reducing pain in people living with breast cancer than only standard analgesic. Conclusion : The results of this study can be one of the intervention recommendations to reduce pain in breast cancer sufferers and encourage independence in the autonomy role of nurses.Keywords: art therapy, pain, breast cancer

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