Effect of Orem self-care pattern on quality of life of patients undergoing radiotherapy after breast cancer operation
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2014.02.11
- VernacularTitle:Orem自理模式对乳腺癌术后放疗患者生活质量的影响
- Author:
Chunyi JIANG
;
Ying YANG
;
Juan HU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
breast cancer;
radiotherapy after surgery;
Orem self-care pattern;
quality of life
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2014;(2):34-36
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the effect of Orem self-care pattern on quality of life of patients undergoing radiotherapy after breast cancer operation.Methods One hundred patients undergoing radiotherapy after breast cancer operation were randomly divided into control group and treatment group in equal number.The control group was treated by conventional nursing.Orem self-control pattern was used in the treatment group besides conventional nursing.QOL scale was employed to observe their quality of life after radiotherapy.Result The self-care ability and quality of life of the treated group were improved significantly comparing with the control group(P<0.05,for both).Conclusion Orem self-care pattern can effectively improve the quality of life of patients undergoing radiotherapy after breast cancer operation by way of helping them actively completing function exercises on the diseased limbs and propelling their early rehabilitation.
