Mobile web‐based self‐management program for breast cancer patients with chemotherapy‐induced amenorrhoea: A quasi‐experimental study

Abstract

The annual incidence of breast cancer in South Korea has increased approximately 3-fold in the last 10 years, from 24.5 to 45.4 persons per 100,000 (Jung et al., 2019). However, the survival rate of breast cancer patients is rising noticeably as a result of recent advances in medical technology, as well as early diagnosis and proactive adjuvant therapy. Particularly, chemotherapy, administered to most breast cancer patients, has dramatically reduced recurrence rates and increased survival rates for these patients. Nevertheless, patients who receive chemotherapy are at risk of secondary health issues, such as menopause, sexual dysfunction, cognitive impairment and osteoporosis (Marino et al., 2016). | BACKG ROU N DChemotherapy-induced amenorrhoea (CIA) is the most common symptom caused by anticancer therapy in young women diagnosed with breast cancer before menopause (Meng et al., 2013;Yoo

Effects of health coaching on menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal and perimenopausal women

“…This finding is consistent with the results of a quasi-experimental study on Korean patients with breast cancer who were at risk of menopausal symptoms. The mobile Web-based self-management intervention program could successfully decrease the severity of menopausal symptoms in 3 months 30 . Nevertheless, this finding contradicts the results of a study that reported no significant difference between the intervention and control groups regarding the Simplified Menopausal Index score from baseline to 3 months 31 .…”

“…The mobile Web-based self-management intervention program could successfully decrease the severity of menopausal symptoms in 3 months. 30 Nevertheless, this finding contradicts the results of a study that reported no significant difference between the intervention and control groups regarding the Simplified Menopausal Index score from baseline to 3 months. 31 Given the positive impact of coaching on menopausal symptoms, it can help women deal with their physical and emotional menopausal symptoms and improve their healthy behaviors.…”

“…This study also showed that the health coaching intervention could improve the total score of health-related QOL, as well as the mental and physical components of QOL. Similarly, a previous study reported that telephone health coaching could significantly improve the total score of QOL, including both physical and emotional scores 30 . According to some studies, however, health coaching did not affect the health-related QOL 30,31 .…”

“…30 According to some studies, however, health coaching did not affect the health-related QOL. 30,31 One possible explanation for the improvement of healthrelated QOL is that we used the GROW model coaching framework and reinforcement of behavioral factors, such as knowledge, values, and positive behaviors. This could have beneficial effects on the mental health and self-management of menopausal symptoms and subsequently improve the emotional and physical components of QOL in postmenopausal and perimenopausal women.…”

“…Similarly, a previous study reported that telephone health coaching could significantly improve the total score of QOL, including both physical and emotional scores. 30 According to some studies, however, health coaching did not affect the health-related QOL. 30,31 One possible explanation for the improvement of healthrelated QOL is that we used the GROW model coaching framework and reinforcement of behavioral factors, such as knowledge, values, and positive behaviors.…”