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A Self-Care Empowerment Program to Improve Life Satisfaction in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy: An Experimental Study
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Shiva Salehi    , Noshin Abbasi Abianeh , Mariye Moloudi , Roza Hoorsan * |
| Department of Midwifery, TeMS.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. , r.hoorsan@iau.ir |
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Background and Aim: Breast cancer and its treatments can significantly impair the psychological well-being and life satisfaction of patients. This study aims to examine the effect of a structured self-care empowerment program on the life satisfaction of women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
Material and Methods: This experimental study was conducted in 2023 on 88 women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy in two hospitals in Alborz province, Iran. The intervention group participated in four 60-minute group training sessions based on the empowerment model of Anderson and Funnell. The life satisfaction of women was measured using the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) at baseline and two weeks post-intervention. Data were analyzed using paired and independent t-tests, with effect size estimation.
Results: The baseline demographic and clinical characteristics were comparable between the groups before the intervention. The mean score of life satisfaction in the intervention group increased from 19.97 ± 6.41 to 21.59 ± 6.15 after the intervention, showing a significant difference in this regard (p = 0.001). However, no significant changes were observed in the mean score of life satisfaction in the control group (p = 0.128). Inter-group differences in the mean score of life satisfaction were statistically significant after the intervention (p = 0.04), with a moderate effect size (Cohen's d = 0.44).
Conclusion: The self-care empowerment program effectively enhanced life satisfaction among women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. Given its simplicity, low cost, and feasibility, integration of this program into routine oncology nursing care is recommended to support psychological well-being and improve quality of life (QoL) of breast cancer patients.
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| Keywords: Empowerment, self-care, life satisfaction, chemotherapy, breast cancer, clinical trial. |
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Received: 2025/11/21 | Accepted: 2024/04/1 | Published: 2024/04/1
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