Development of outpatient nursing support program to promote the resilience of breast cancer survivors

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24593327
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Takasaki University of Health and Welfare
• Principal Investigator: Sunaga Michiko 高崎健康福祉大学, 保健医療学部, 准教授 (50389748)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): FUTAWATARI Tamae 群馬大学, 大学院保健学研究科, 教授 (00143206)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 乳がんサバイバー / レジリエンス / 尺度開発

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To create a scale for measuring resilience in breast cancer survivors, we designed a conceptual model and theoretical framework of resilience, and finalized the sub-categories for this resilience scale. We are investigating the reliability and validity of the scale using a preliminary version of the resilience scale as well as existing scales (MAC and SF-8). Responses were obtained from 165 patients until March 2016 and 30 patients have completed a retest. The survey is ongoing and the study’s goal is to investigate a total of 250 patients.
In addition, “Factors that promote resilience in breast cancer survivors,” a study that was conducted to elucidate the constructs, was published in the Journal of Japanese Society of Cancer Nursing and received an academic award from this society.

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