TY - JOUR AU - Maraksa, Siratchaya AU - Khansakorn, Nitchaphat AU - Vararuk , Ajchara AU - Nelapaichit, Nareemarn PY - 2021/09/05 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Associations of Health Literacy and Social Support with Self – Care Behaviors in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy JF - Journal of The Royal Thai Army Nurses JA - J Royal Thai Army Nurses VL - 22 IS - 2 SE - Research Articles DO - UR - https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JRTAN/article/view/228306 SP - 435-442 AB - <p>This descriptive study aimed to examine the association of health literacy and social support with self-care behaviors in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in Chulabhorn hospital. The sample consisted of 135 breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy recruited utilizing a systematic sampling. The data collection was conducted using questionnaires. Data were analyzed using means, standard deviation, Chi-Square test, and multiple logistic regression The results showed that breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy were of patients aged 60 years old and over (60%), 54.12 years old on average and had a high level of self-care behavior, a high level of health literacy and a high level of social support. Factors related to self-care behaviors of breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy were the length of illness, health literacy, and social support (p &lt; .05). The results can be applied to promote self-care behaviors in patients with breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.</p> ER -