Awareness Based Stress Reduction Program Applied to Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

The Effect of Awareness-Based Stress Reduction Program Applied to Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy on Symptom Management Psychological Resilience and Quality of Life

Implementation of awareness-based stress reduction program in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and examining its effects on psychological resilience, symptom management and quality of life.

The conscious awareness-based stress reduction program is a program that lasts eight weeks, each session lasting 2-2.5 hours and including a 6-hour silence day. In order to apply the mindfulness stress reduction program to the experimental group, the 'Conscious Awareness Stress Reduction Program day and time were determined for 30 breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy who met the inclusion criteria and were sampled. It was applied to the patients in the experimental group, once a week for 150 minutes, lasting 8 weeks, and consisting of 8 times in total. Then, an intermediate test was applied to the patients. After the interim test, patients were asked to repeat the It applications individually for 8 weeks (between weeks 8-16). In addition, after It was applied to the patients in the experimental group by the researcher, the 'Conscious Awareness Stress Reduction Program booklet prepared by the researcher was given to the patients in order to provide a guide for the patients in the experimental group. During the implementation of the research, no intervention was applied to the control group.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being over 18 years of age
• Ability to communicate adequately
• No psychiatric problems
• Implementation of the Awareness-Based Stress Reduction Program is an obstacle
• Volunteering to participate in the research

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those who have communication problems
• Those with psychiatric problems
• Not agreeing to participate in the study.