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Effect of Mindfulness Based Intervention on Alopecia Distress, Body Image Changes and Health Related Quality of Life among Women with Breast Cancer

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Background: Cancer breast is a most type of cancer in women worldwide; mindful has been applied to enhance cancer care by get better psychological well-being, quality of life and psychosocial adjustment among women with cancer receiving chemotherapy-induced alopecia. Aim: to examine effect of mindfulness based intervention on alopecia distress, body image changes and health related quality of life among women with breast cancer. Design: quasi-experimental design (pre- posttest single group). Subjects: a purposive sample of 110 women with chemotherapy induced alopecia. Setting: Outpatient clinics in Oncology Institute, Menoufia University, Egypt. Instruments: five instruments consisted of interviewing questionnaire comprised socio-demographic properties and clinical data, chemotherapy induced alopecia distress scale, mindful attention awareness scale, coping with body image changes inventory and health related quality of life questionnaire. Results: On pre intervention the level of higher distress was 89.1% reduced to 10.9% on post intervention beside, there was high statistical significant difference between total mean scores of alopecia distress p= .000 on pre and post intervention. Moreover, there was an statistical significant difference between pre and post intervention regarding to the total mean score of coping with body image changes p = .000. Additionally, the good quality of life level was 40.0% before intervention which improved to 63.6% after intervention as well there was an statistical significant difference between pre and post intervention p= .000. Furthermore, on post intervention there was significant negative correlation between mindful attention awareness and alopecia distress R= -.338- & p=.002 and health related quality of life R=-.374-& p=.000. Also, there was significant positive correlation between mindful attention awareness and coping with body image changes R=.323 & p= 0.003. Conclusion: mindfulness intervention has significant positive effects outcomes on alopecia distress, coping with body image changes and health related quality of life in cancer breast women with chemotherapy induced alopecia. Recommendations: usage of mindfulness intervention as a mean in management plan for women with cancer breast.

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10.21608/ejhc.2024.351435

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Alopecia distress, Breast cancer and Mindfulness based intervention

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Amal

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A. El-Abbassy

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Professor of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt.

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Elham

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S. Elzyen

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lecturer of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt.

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Kariema

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I. EL Berry

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Lecturer of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt

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Rania

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Sobhy El gendy

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Lecturer of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt

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Rehab

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Omar Taman

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Lecturer of Medical & Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt

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Mostafa Amer

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Assist. Prof. of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt

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2024-03-01

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2024-04-23

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2024-03-01

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Effect of Mindfulness Based Intervention on Alopecia Distress, Body Image Changes and Health Related Quality of Life among Women with Breast Cancer

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