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Effectiveness Of A Patient Self- Management Program For Breast Cancer As A Chronic Illness: A Non- Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial, Siew Yim Loh Assoc Prof, Tanya Packer Prof, Karunthan Chinna Assoc Prof, Kia Fatt Quek Assoc Prof
Effectiveness Of A Patient Self- Management Program For Breast Cancer As A Chronic Illness: A Non- Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial, Siew Yim Loh Assoc Prof, Tanya Packer Prof, Karunthan Chinna Assoc Prof, Kia Fatt Quek Assoc Prof
Siew Yim Loh
Purpose Patient self-management enables living with a chronic disease effectively. This study examines the effectiveness of a 4-week self-management programme to enable self-management of the numerous after-effects and with breast cancer as a chronic disease. Methods Upon ethical approval, 147 multiethnic survivors (stages I–III breast cancer) received either a 4-week self-management intervention (n=68) or usual care (n=78) on a controlled clinical trial in a medical centre. The facilitator led group intervention provides self-management support and skills for managing the medical, emotional and role tasks. Survivors completed the pre- and post-intervention measures on quality of life, distress and participation inventory. Results …
Cancer-Behavior-Coping In Women With Breast Cancer: Effect Of A Cancer Self-Management Program, Siew Yim Loh Assoc Prof
Cancer-Behavior-Coping In Women With Breast Cancer: Effect Of A Cancer Self-Management Program, Siew Yim Loh Assoc Prof
Siew Yim Loh
Objective: The Cancer Behavior Inventory (CBI), a measure of self-efficacy for coping with cancer, was used to examine the feasibility and impact of a self-management program for women with breast cancer. This controlled clinical trial was conducted on newly diagnosed breast cancer patients, using a time series, block design. Sixty-nine patients were allocated to receive four weekly sessions of the self-management training program, while 78 patients were allocated to the control (usual-care) group. Results: A significant difference was found between the means of the experimental and the control group at post-test (T2; P=.01) and at follow-up (T3; P=.02). The multivariate …