The Effect of Multimedia Education on Uncertainty in the Disease of Women with Breast Cancer

Objective: Breast cancer sufferers experience a high level of mental stress, including uncertainty about the disease, from the time of diagnosis and initiation of treatment, which requires effective training to manage it. Teaching patients in multimedia is one of the most useful and flexible educational strategies.Materials and Methods: This randomized controlled trial study was performed on 60 breast cancer patients referred to Mashhad and Neyshabur cancer clinics and clinics. The intervention group was provided with a compact educational tablet produced by the researcher and no intervention in the control group. Questionnaire of uncertainty in Persian version of Michel s disease was completed by both groups before and 1 and 2 months after the intervention. The data were analyzed by SPSS software at the significant level of less than 5%.Results: There was no significant difference between the two groups in the pre-intervention phase (p = 0.42), but in one month after the intervention (p <0.001) and two months after the intervention (p <0.001). There was a statistically significant difference between the two groups.Conclusion: Multimedia education can be effective in reducing uncertainty in women with breast cancer and it is suggested that nurses and health care providers use this method to facilitate the process of patient education to reduce uncertainty.

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uncertainty in disease ، breast cancer ، multimedia education