Open AccessImproving Self-Care Management in Patients with Breast Cancer through Health Literacy Promotion
Author(s) -
Isa Ahmadzadeh,
Mohammadhiwa Abdekhoda,
Mahmud Bejani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ethiopian journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2413-7170
pISSN - 1029-1857
DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v31i1.10
Subject(s) - health literacy , medicine , health care , breast cancer , descriptive statistics , literacy , family medicine , disease , promotion (chess) , cancer , psychology , pedagogy , statistics , mathematics , politics , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Self-care is one of the most important principles of life and the successful treatment of patients diagnosed with cancer. Also, the first step and the most effective factor for self-care is health literacy. Thus, the aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between level of health literacy and self-care ability in patients diagnosed with breast cancer.