Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Science
Vol. 2 No. 3 (2022): Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Science

Intervening Fatigue Program on Fatigue, Self-Esteem, Body Image, Life Quality on Breast Cancer Survivors

Dwi Prihatin Era (Department of Nursing, East Kalimantan Health Polytechnic, Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia)
Ratna Sitorus (Faculty of Nursing, Universitas of Indonesia, Depok, West Java, Indonesia)
Yati Afiyanti (Faculty of Nursing, Universitas of Indonesia, Depok, West Java, Indonesia)
Tris Eryando (Faculty of Nursing, Universitas of Indonesia, Depok, West Java, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
03 Dec 2022

Abstract

The incidence of breast cancer in Indonesia is the highest among other cancers in women, with an estimated prevalence of fatigue between 25-99%. The current study is a 6-week mixed methods action study on fatigue in breast cancer patients. This study aimed to develop a self-management intervention program to reduce empowerment-based fatigue with telenursing strategies and to seek evidence of its effect on fatigue levels, self-esteem, body image, and quality of life. The first stage describes the problem with a qualitative method by exploring the fatigue problem in the survivor's perception. The second stage is the intervention development stage, and the third stage is testing the effectiveness of the intervention, carried out in a quasi-experimental study with a pre-posttest control group design. The first stage produces five themes, and the second stage produces nursing interventions based on transitional nursing theory and telenursing strategies. The third stage of the study proved that the fatigue management intervention (IPK) effectively reduced fatigue levels, increased self-esteem and body image, and improved the quality of life in breast cancer patients. This study recommends oncology nurses consider empowering survivors using this intervention so that the transition period for breast cancer survivors achieves healthy physical and psychological health, achieving optimal health after a cancer diagnosis.

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ijoms

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Humanities Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education Engineering Environmental Science Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Library & Information Science Mathematics Public Health Social Sciences

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Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Science (IJOMS) is a scientific journal in the form of research and can be accessed openly. This journal has e-ISSN 2808-6724 and p-ISSN 2808-5957. This journal is published monthly by International Journal Labs. The development of the company made the ...