The Effect of Training Based on the Family-centered Empowerment Model on the Self-efficacy and Self-esteem of Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Quasi-experimental Study.
Majid Seifyfard, Masoumeh Shohani, Mohammadreza Bastami and 1 others
PMID 41185862WHAT IT FOUND
Chemotherapy patients who took five weekly family-centered empowerment training sessions with an active family member reported higher self-efficacy and self-esteem two weeks later than patients who received routine ward care.
Key findings
01After the intervention, self-efficacy scores were higher in the training group than in the control group (P=0.001).
02After the intervention, self-esteem scores were higher in the training group than in the control group (P=0.0005).
03Self-efficacy scores decreased in the control group after the intervention (P=0.004).
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What it does not show
Patients were assigned by odd and even visit days, so groups may not have been comparable. The outcomes were self-report questionnaires, which can be biased. Follow-up was only two weeks, so the results do not show whether effects lasted. The type of cancer was not considered, and it may have affected the results. The study was done in one hospital in Iran, so it may not apply to other settings.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that this training is proven to improve long-term cancer recovery or chemotherapy adherence. It was a single-site quasi-experimental study with self-reported outcomes and only two weeks of follow-up.