Research site and participants
clear consciousness, breast cancer
BREAST CANCER
Participants were recruited from the department of radiation oncology of a medical center in central Taiwan. All participants were (a) patients with breast cancer undergoing radiation therapy for the first time, (b) patients with clear consciousness and the ability to understand Mandarin Chinese, and (c) patients who were willing to respond to the questionnaire after the research process and purpose were explained to them. The following participants were excluded: (a) patients who had previously undergone this treatment and (b) patients with reduced mental capacity or the ability to satisfactorily participate in this study.A total of 110 participants were randomly assigned to the experimental group and the control group. Each group contained 55 participants. A posttest questionnaire was administered after 2 weeks of treatment. The data collection period was from March 11, 2020 to February 28, 2021.