Knowledge, fatigue, and cognitive factors as predictors of lymphoedema risk-reduction behaviours in women with cancer.

Miyako TsuchiyaMariko MasujimaTomoyasu KatoShun-Ichi IkedaChikako ShimizuTakayuki KinoshitaSho ShiinoMakiko SuzukiMiki MoriMiyako Takahashi

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2018)

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.

Keyphrases

healthcare
sleep quality
papillary thyroid
childhood cancer
young adults
depressive symptoms
social support
physical activity
squamous cell
mental health
lymph node metastasis