Feasibility study of nursing intervention based on the needs of breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant therapy.

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The present study was conducted to develop nursing intervention based on support needs of breast cancer patients and to examine the feasibility of the intervention. The participants were women with breast cancer who were receiving adjuvant therapy on an outpatient basis. Psychological distress levels of these women were assessed using the Distress and Impact thermometers. Women with a certain level of psychological distress who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled for this single-arm trial. On the basis of the percentage of patients who participated and those who completed the trial, the proposed nursing intervention was proven feasible. In preliminary analysis of the effect of the nursing intervention, though Profile of Mood States, which was the primary outcome, did not improve significantly, support needs of patients, which was the secondary outcome, significantly improved after the intervention. In future, randomized controlled trial is required to demonstrate the effectiveness of the nursing intervention.