Effect of training based on Orem's self-care deficit theory on breast cancer patients' management of chemotherapy-related side effects and self-care behaviors: A randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: To examine the effects of training based on Orem's self-care deficit theory on breast cancer patient's physical, social, and psychological well-being and self-care behaviors during chemotherapy.

Methods: This randomized controlled trial was based on a pretest-posttest experimental design. The study sample consisted of 62 breast cancer patients (n = 31 for each of the intervention and control groups) receiving cyclophosphamide-epirubicin or cyclophosphamide-adriamycin treatment in the medical oncology department of a university hospital in Tekirdağ, Turkey.