The effect of telephone counseling and follow-up on empowering women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15218803 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shiva Nazarpour (Student Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran), Fatemeh Mohammadipour (0000-0002-6393-5466, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran, corresponding author), Rasool Mohammadi (0000-0002-4507-5079, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences), Fateme Goudarzi (0000-0001-8857-2780, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences), Darya Esmaeilbeigy (Student Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1415-1432 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07399332.2021.1941026 |
| PMID | 34283702 |
| OpenAlex | W3183223166 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 37 |
Empowering women with breast cancer leads to better adaptation to diagnosis and treatment, and reduces the symptoms of cancer. The purpose of the researchers is to determine the effect of a telephone counseling and follow-up program on empowerment of women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. We used a non-randomized clinical trial design. Researchers applied the telephone counseling and follow-up to the intervention group for 8 weeks. At the end of study, the intervention group showed improvement in measures of cancer functional management and breast cancer specific function, along with satisfaction with the decision, general symptoms of cancer and specific symptoms of breast cancer
Breast cancer · Cancer · Chemotherapy · Clinical trial · Empowerment · Family medicine · Intervention (counseling · Physical therapy · Randomized controlled trial · Telephone counseling · Cancer survivorship and care · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Nursing · Internal Medicine · Oncology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |