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- Title
Feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of an occupation-focused cognitive self-management program for breast cancer survivors.
- Authors
Newman, Robin; Lyons, Kathleen Doyle; Coster, Wendy J; Wong, Jasin; Festa, Kate; Ko, Naomi Y
- Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of this research was to assess the feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of a program to support the occupational performance of urban breast cancer survivors living with cancer-related cognitive impairment. Method: Participants (n = 15) reporting cognitive changes following breast cancer treatment were enrolled in an occupation-focused self-management program. Occupational performance challenges, activity level, subjective cognitive function and quality of life were measured at the beginning, end and 3 months after completion of the program. Results: Participants reported high satisfaction with the program and high confidence in their problem-solving and goal-setting skills. The 11 participants who completed the post-program assessment showed significant increases in self-perceived performance and satisfaction in daily living, participation, physical and functional wellbeing and perceived cognitive impairment. Conclusion: The program was feasible for a vulnerable, socio-economically diverse patient population, acceptable to participants and may have positive effects on occupational performance.
- Subjects
COGNITION disorders treatment; ANALYSIS of variance; BREAST tumors; CANCER patients; CLINICAL trials; COGNITIVE therapy; CONFIDENCE; GOAL (Psychology); INTERVIEWING; LONGITUDINAL method; RESEARCH methodology; HEALTH outcome assessment; PATIENT satisfaction; CANCER; PROBLEM solving; QUALITY of life; HEALTH self-care; SELF-perception; T-test (Statistics); WOMEN'S health; ACTIVITIES of daily living; JOB performance; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; WELL-being; PRE-tests &; post-tests; PATIENT-centered care; EVALUATION of human services programs; FUNCTIONAL assessment
- Publication
British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2019, Vol 82, Issue 10, p604
- ISSN
0308-0226
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0308022619861893