Journal of International Psychiatry

[Abstract] Objective: To explore the value of cognitive behavioral nursing for breast cancer patients during the implementation of chemotherapy, and analyze the impact of this program on cancer-related fatigue and self-efficacy. Methods: 230 patients diagnosed with breast cancer from January 2021 to December 2022 were studied with EXCEL table. They were randomly divided into two groups, one receiving routine care (control) and the other receiving cognitive behavioral care (observation). Statistical analysis of cancer-related fatigue, self-efficacy, psychological state, and cognitive function before and after intervention. Result: Compared with the control group, 115 patients in the observation group showed a significant decrease in cancer related fatigue after receiving cognitive behavioral care (P<0.05); The self-efficacy of the observation group significantly increased (P<0.05); The SDS score and SAS score of the observation group decreased (P<0.05); The cognitive function of the observation group was significantly increased (P<0.05). Conclusion: In the process of chemotherapy for breast cancer patients, providing cognitive behavioral nursing programs can improve their mental state and cognitive function, and alleviate their cancer-related fatigue by improving self-efficacy.

Keywords: Cognitive behavioral care; Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Cancer induced fatigue; Self efficacy; cognitive function