The Effects of a Positive Psychology Program on the Hope of Patients with Breast Cancer Receiving Surgery and Chemotherapy
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The purpose of this quasi-experimental research was to examine the effects of positive psychology program on the hope of patients with breast cancer receiving surgery and chemotherapy. The subject of this study were 64 female patients, aged 25 to 59, who had been diagnosed with stage 1 - 3 breast cancer receiving surgery and chemotherapy. The subjects were randomly assigned to an experimental and control group, with 32 patients in each group. The experimental group received the positive psychology program, while the participants in the control group received routine nursing care. The research instruments consisted of the positive psychology program which were content validated by 3 experts, and the Herth Hope Scale Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.83. The statistical technique used in data analysis were percentage, mean and t-test.
The result revealed that: 1) The mean of the hope scores after participating in positive psychology program was significantly higher than before participating in positive psychology program at a statistical significance of p < .05. 2) The mean difference in the hope scores between before and after intervention in the experimental group and control group were significantly different at a statistical significance of p < .05. Therefore, this positive psychology program can be an alternative intervention for healthcare provider to help patient with breast cancer receiving surgery and chemotherapy, and for promoting hope.
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