Loh, S.Y. and Yip, C.H. and Packer, T. and Quek, K.F. (2010) Self management pilot study on women with breast cancer: lessons learnt in Malaysia. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 11 (5). pp. 1293-9. ISSN 1513-7368, DOI 21198280.
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Objective: With increasing survival rates, breast cancer is now considered a chronic condition necessitating innovative care to meet the long-term needs of survivors. This paper presents the findings of a pilot study on self-management for women diagnosed with breast cancer and their implications for Asian health care providers. Methods: A pre-test/ post-test pilot study was conducted to gain preliminary insights into program feasibility and barriers to participation, and to provide justification for a larger trial. Results: The study found the 4 week self-management program feasible and acceptable, with a favourable trend in quality of life. The recruitment barriers ranged from competing medical appointments, uncollaborative health providers, linguistic barriers and social-household concerns. Supporting facilitators identified were family, health professionals and fellow participants ("buddies"). Lessons from the study are discussed with regard to Asian health providers. Conclusion: There is preliminary evidence that self management is a workable and potentially useful model even in an Asians entrenched-hierarchical medical model of care. The initial challenge was breaking down barriers in acceptancee of a collaborative stance. A clinical trial is now warranted to gather more evidence.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | breast cancer |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Faizal Hamzah |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Feb 2011 04:22 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Feb 2019 07:14 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/115 |
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