Objective: To identify social-cognitive factors predicting lymphoedema risk-reduction behaviours (hereafter, self-care) after discharge among patients in Japan with breast or gynaecological cancers, using the extended model of the theory of planned behaviour.
Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted in an oncology hospital. Items measured were (1) knowledge about self-care; (2) the Cancer Fatigue Scale; (3) social-cognitive factors in the theory of planned behaviour (attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control); (4) self-care (limb hygiene, observation, articular movement, recommended risk-reduction behaviours in daily life, and diet and weight control); and (5) demographics. Of 202 respondents, 147 who had not been diagnosed with lymphoedema were eligible for statistical analysis (65.3% with gynaecological cancer, 34.7% with breast cancer).
Results: Structural equation modelling was used to examine a hypothesised model based on the theory of planned behaviour. The results revealed that a longer time since surgery, higher levels of fatigue, less knowledge, higher expected efficacy of self-care, and lower perceived behavioural control directly and significantly predicted less self-care behaviour.
Conclusions: Besides education about self-care behaviour, levels of fatigue and perceived behavioural control should be taken into account to encourage female patients with cancer to perform self-care after discharge. Continuous psycho-educational programmes after discharge may help to facilitate self-care behaviours among long-term female cancer survivors.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4349-0 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Factors Associated with Dengue Outbreaks in Pulau Pinang from the eDengue Database 2023: A Cross-Sectional Study.
J Vector Borne Dis
January 2025
Vector Borne Disease Unit, Penang State Health Department, Ministry of Health Malaysia.
Background Objectives: Dengue is now endemic in over 100 countries, with Asia bearing over 70% of the global burden. In Malaysia, dengue cases have increased dramatically, particularly in Pulau Pinang, where cases rose from 1,621 in 2022 to 7,343 in 2023. To examine factors associated with dengue outbreaks in Pulau Pinang in 2023 by comparing outbreak cases with single cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDevelopment and evaluation of a free e-learning program on dementia risk reduction for the general public: A pre-post study.
J Alzheimers Dis
January 2025
Alzheimer Centrum Limburg, Mental Health and Neuroscience Research Institute (MHeNs), Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Background: There is consistent evidence for the contribution of modifiable risk factors to dementia risk, offering opportunities for primary prevention. Yet, most individuals are unaware of these opportunities.
Objective: To investigate whether online education about dementia risk reduction may be a low-level means to increase knowledge and support self-management of modifiable dementia risk factors.
A cognitive digital twin approach to improving driver compliance and accident prevention.
Accid Anal Prev
January 2025
School of Information Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Vision and Imaging, Shanghai, China. Electronic address:
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are crucial for enhancing driving safety by alerting drivers to unrecognized risks. However, traditional ADAS often fail to account for individual decision-making processes, including drivers' perceptions of the environment and personal driving styles, which can lead to non-compliance with the provided assistance. This paper introduces a novel Cognitive-Digital-Twin-based Driving Assistance System (CDAS), leveraging a personalized driving decision model that dynamically updates based on the driver's control and observation actions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence of Depression in Older Adults and the Potential Protective Role of Volunteering: Findings From the LongROAD Study.
J Am Geriatr Soc
January 2025
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
Background: As the US population continues to age, depression and other mental health issues have become a significant challenge for healthy aging. Few studies, however, have examined the prevalence of depression in community-dwelling older adults in the United States.
Methods: Baseline data from the Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers study were analyzed to examine the prevalence and correlates of depression in a multisite sample of community-dwelling adults aged 65-79 years who were enrolled and assessed between July 2015 and March 2017.
Fiberglass posts reduced fractures in endodontically treated teeth restored with veneers: a case-control study.
Braz Oral Res
January 2025
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, School of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of fiberglass posts on fracture behavior in endodontically treated teeth (ETT) restored with composite veneers. Adult patients who had endodontically treated anterior teeth restored with composite veneers, with or without fiberglass posts, were divided into the case (with fractured teeth) and control (without fractured teeth) groups. All fracture patterns were sorted by a 6-point scoring system: 0, no fracture; 1, veneer buccal fracture; 2, incisal edge fracture; 3, coronal middle-third fracture; 4, coronal cervical fracture; 5, coronal and root fracture; and 6, root fracture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!