KMID : 1035120150150020106
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Asian Oncology Nursing 2015 Volume.15 No. 2 p.106 ~ p.113
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Factors that Influence Korean Breast Cancer Patients to Undergo Cancer Rehabilitation Therapy
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Park Hui-Jeong
Kim Kyung-Hee Kim Ji-Su
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was to identify factors that affect breast cancer patients¡¯ intentions to participate in cancer rehabilitation therapy. Such findings could be utilized early in the rehabilitation process to improve treatment outcomes and quality of life.
Methods: A cross-sectional study of 300 breast cancer patients (¡Ã20 years old) receiving post-surgery outpatient care was used. A self-administrated survey was conducted from June 15 to July 25, 2012. The questionnaire included basic subject data, physical symptoms, optimism, and social support.
Results: A binary logistic regression analysis revealed that a short post-surgery period (<12 months), having undergone an axillary lymph node dissection, and high physical symptoms were factors that significantly affected participants¡¯ intentions to undergo rehabilitation.
Conclusion: By accurately assessing the factors associated with each patient¡¯s decisions regarding cancer rehabilitation therapy at an early stage of treatment and then implementing such individualized rehabilitation, the quality of life for breast cancer patients can be substantially improved.
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KEYWORD
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Breast Neoplasms, Patients, Intention, Rehabilitation
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