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Fatemeh Moghaddam Tabrizi1, Saeedeh Alizadeh
1Nursing and Midwifery Department, Reproductive Health Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Abstract:
Background: Breast cancer affects patients’ lives. Many breast cancer patients have problems with coping and they need support from their families. Family involvement based on the FOCUS program is designed to support breast cancer survivors within their families. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of family involvement based on the FOCUS program on coping in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in academic centers in Urmia in 2016. Methods: In this randomized controlled trial study, sixty breast cancer survivors were randomly assigned into intervention (N=30) and control (N=30) groups. The FOCUS program family-based intervention featured six sessions covering subject areas of family involvement, optimism, cancer coping, uncertainty reduction and symptom management. The instruments used were demographic and cancer coping questionnaires. Data were analyzed with SPSS 20 software. Result: The findings revealed a significant improvement in total cancer coping scores (t= -12/39, p<0.001), in all subscales including individual (t= -11/52, p<0.001), positive focus (t= -7/03, p<0.001), coping (t= -7/28, p<0.001), diversion (t= -11/76, p<0.001), planning (t=-4/91, p<0.001) and in interpersonal (t=-11/14, p<0.001). No significant changes were observed for the control group. Conclusion: The results showed that family involvement based on the FOCUS program increases the ability to cope in breast cancer survivors.
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