Clinical study on empowerment education based on protection motivation theory for the prevention of axillary web syndrome in postoperative breast cancer patients
ZHANG Li-ling
WANG Hui
HE Yuan-mei
CHEN Kun
Abstract：Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of empowerment education based on the protection motivation theory(PMT)in preventing axillary web syndrome(AWS)in postoperative breast cancer patients.Methods A total of 96 breast cancer patients undergoing surgery were randomly divided into two groups:an experimental group(n=48)re-ceiving PMT-based empowerment education and a control group(n=48)receiving standard postoperative health educa-tion.The incidence of AWS,upper limb function,and cancer self-management efficacy were assessed at 1,3,and 6 months post-surgery.Results The incidence of AWS in the experimental group was significantly lower than that in the control group at all postoperative time points(P＜0.05).The experimental group also showed better upper limb function and higher cancer self-management efficacy scores compared to the control group,with statistically significant differences(P＜0.05).Conclusion Empowerment education based on PMT effectively reduces the incidence of AWS in postopera-tive breast cancer patients,promotes upper limb functional recovery,and enhances self-management efficacy.
Keywords：breast cancerprotection motivation theoryempowerment educationaxillary web syndrome
Publication Date：2025-02-15
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 222-227 )