Studying Effect of Cognitive-Behavioural Stress Management (CBSM) program on occupational performance women with breast cancer, attending to MRI center and Hamadan Theraputic Facilities

Introduction & aim: Initial treatment of breast cancer can be long-term effects on women s ability to participate in activities to engage in self-care, productivity and leisure within the home and community. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management (CBSM) on occupational performance of women with breast cancer who referred to health centers in Hamadan. Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up checksconsisting two groups of experimental and control. To this end, 40 women with breast cancer referring to Hamadan Theraputic Facilities. Using permutation blocks, they were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups (n= 40). The experimental group received stress management sessions in FOUR 2-hour sessions. The control group did not receive counseling. Data collection instruments included demographic questionnaire and Canadian Occupational Performance Measure Questionnaire (CoPM). These questionnaires were filled out by patients before and at the end of treatment. Results: The results showed that cognitive - behavioral stress management can improve the in the occupational performance in experimental group and two groups in terms of occupational performance (p<0.0008) and Satisfaction (p<0.0001) after the intervention had significant difference in the mean scores Conclusion: The results showed that cognitive-behavioral stress management group improved performance and satisfaction cancer patients, respectively. Therefore, this method can be used as a complementary therapy in oncology centers to be used alongside medical treatment

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Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management (CBSM) ، occupational performance ، breast cancer