Effect of Strategies Implementation on Anxiety Level and Promoting Empowerment Status among New Breast Cancer Women

Background: Breast cancer, the second-leading cause of mortality worldwide for women, involves several
psychological and physical side effects. Physicians are now considering nonclinical strategies like patient
empowerment in addition to clinical therapy. Promoting the empowerment of breast cancer patients is crucial for
their survival and quality of life, as the number of women with the disease is rising globally. Therefore, the current
study aimed to determine the effect of strategies implementation on anxiety levels and promoting empowerment
status among new breast cancer women. Research design: This study used a quasi-experimental research designwith one group undergoing pre-and post-testing. Subjects: The study participants were one hundred new breast
cancer women approved to participate in the program for six consecutive months. A convenient sample of all new
breast cancer women who were available during the study period was used to create the study subjects. Setting:
This investigation was carried out at the Sohag City oncology institution in the breast clinics. Tools for data
collection; the data was collected using; the 1) Women’s Interview Questionnaire; to assess the demographic
characteristics and medical history of women. 2) Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and 3) CancerRelated Patient Empowerment Scale. Results: This study showed a highly statistically significant difference
regarding reduction in total anxiety & depression and promoting empowerment status among new breast cancer
Women in the post-intervention (p<0.01) as compared to the pre-intervention. It indicates a highly statistically
significant improvement in the post-intervention phase (p<0.01) when compared to the pre-intervention phase in
terms of empowerment dimensions, such as information, resources, involvement in decision-making, support
from friends and family, interaction with the doctor, patient perception of the doctor's ability to manage the
disease, patient perception of the willingness of healthcare providers to allow the patient to participate in decisionmaking, complementary therapies, spiritual beliefs, acceptance and adaptation to illness, patient perception of
usefulness to friends, patient perception of usefulness to family, and occupation. Also, it demonstrated a highly
significant statistical correlation between the empowerment dimensions of women, the overall anxiety and
sadness, and the overall generalized anxiety disorder in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer.
Conclusions: The current results concluded that strategy implementation has positive effects on anxiety level
reduction and promoting empowerment status among new breast cancer women. Recommendations: According
to this study, a counseling clinic should be established to give women with breast cancer educational instruction
for the application of Strategies that will improve their well-being and rate of recovery.