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Objective To know the relationship of self-efficacy and quality of life of patients with breast cancer after postoperative chemotherapy, and then carry out reference to clinical nursing cares. Methods Interviewed 115 patients with breast cancer after postoperative chemotherapy by questionnaire to know their conditon about self-efficacy and quality of life, and then analysis the relationship between them. Results The general score of quality of life of patients with breast cancer was 105.62±6.68, which was significant lower than the normal model. There was significant correlation of self-effi-cacy and quality of life of patients with breast cancer. Conchusions Related experts should emphasis the postoperative management of patients with breast cancer, and then promote their self-efflcacy and quality of life.
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Objective To study the influence of health behavior intervention on coping style and hope level in lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Methods 60 lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy were divided into the intervention group and the control group with 30 patients in each group. Two groups all had an operation, carried on the normal nursing care and health education. After operation, the intervention group accepted health behavior intervention from the beginning of the first period chemotherapy. After the third period chemotherapy, coping style and hope level of the two groups were measured. Results After intervention, positive coping style "confrontation" had a higher score. Negative coping style such as obviation and acception got lower scores in the intervention group compared with the control group. In addition to "keep an intimate relation(I)",the rest dimensions of hope level showed significant differences as well. Conclusions Applying the related theories of health behavior to build up mental nursing intervention mode has a significant meaning on lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. It can increase patients' positive coping style and reduce negative aspects. At the same time, hope levels of lung cancer patients also have an improvement.