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. 2023 Jun 13;9(6):e17251.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17251. eCollection 2023 Jun.

The effect of the PERMA model-based positive psychological intervention on the quality of life of patients with breast cancer

Huijuan Fang  1 , Yonglei Zeng  1 , Yuanyuan Liu  1 , Chaolin Zhu  1
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The effect of the PERMA model-based positive psychological intervention on the quality of life of patients with breast cancer

Huijuan Fang et al. Heliyon. .

Abstract

Objective: This research focused on exploring the impact of the PERMA model-based positive psychological intervention according to the negative emotions and quality of life of individuals with breast cancer.

Methods: A total of 82 individuals with breast cancer from our hospital were categorized into two groups randomly; the control group and the observation group (41 affected individuals each). The individuals in the control group underwent routine nursing intervention, while the ones in the observation group underwent PERMA nursing as per routine nursing intervention. Self-rating anxiety and depression scales along with Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast were employed for the evaluation and analysis of patient status in both groups before and after the intervention.

Results: Following the intervention, the observation group's scores on self-rating anxiety and depression scales were considerably lower when compared with those in the control group (P < 0.001), and the physical, social, family, emotional, and functional statuses, along with additional attention and the total score of quality of Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast in the observation group were considerably lower in comparison with those in the control group (P < 0.001).

Conclusion: The PERMA model-based positive psychological intervention program can ease the anxiety and depression of individuals with breast cancer, improve their quality of life, and has a good prospect of clinical application.

Keywords: Negative emotions; PERMA model; Patients with breast cancer; Positive psychology after chemotherapy; Quality of life.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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