title: Effectiveness of Teach-Back Self-Management Training Program on Happiness of Breast Cancer Patients
abstract: Self-management training is one of the ways to empower patients to cope with disease. The aim of this before-and-after
  quasi-experimental study was to determine effects of a teach-back self-management training method on breast cancer
  patient happiness. Fifty breast cancer patients who visited the Park-e Neshat Limited Surgery Clinic in Kerman, Iran
  were randomly divided into intervention and control groups after convenience sampling and checking for inclusion
  eligibility. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and the Oxford Happiness Inventory before and
  after teach-back training and analyzed using SPSS 23. Findings showed no significant difference between mean
  happiness scores in the two groups before the intervention. However, after the intervention, the mean happiness score
  in the intervention group increased from 37.2 to 62.9, while it decreased from 41.4 to 29.8 in the control group. These
  changes were statistically significant (p<0.001). Even after controlling for the effect of confounding factors such as
  residence location and history of cancer education, the observed differences between the groups were statistically
  significant (p<0.001). A teach-back self-management training program can increase happiness levels in breast cancer
  patients. Therefore, the use of this method is recommended to improve self-management and increase happiness.
authors.affiliation: Student Research Committee, Nursing and Midwifery School, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.Email: Rahnamamo@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sudabeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmadidarrehsima
authors.forename: Mozhgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahnama
authors.forename: Mahdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Afshari
authors.forename: Elahe
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Asadi Bidmeshki
keywords: Self-management; teach-back; happiness; breast cancer