Abstract Objective To observe the effect of Watson’s theory of human caring on subjective well-being, self-care ability, and state self-esteem in breast cancer patients. Methods A total of 200 breast cancer patients admitted to Deyang People’s Hospital in Sichuan Province from May 2021 to May 2022 were selected as the study objects, according to random number table method, the patients were divided into control group and observation group, with 100 cases in each group. The control group took routine nursing, the observation group took Watson’s theory of human caring. After intervention, subjective well-being, self-care ability, and state self-esteem were compared between the two groups. Results The overall analysis showed that there were significant differences among groups, time points and interactions (P＜0.05). Further pair comparison, intra-group comparison: the subjective well-being scores of the two groups after one week, two weeks and one month of intervention were higher than those before intervention, and the differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05). Inter-group comparison: the subjective well-being scores of observation group were significantly higher than those of control group after one week, two weeks and one month (P＜0.05). After intervention, the scores of exercise of self-care agency and total scores of both groups were higher than before intervention, and the observation group was higher than the control group, the differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05). After intervention, the social self-esteem scale scores and total scores of both groups were increased compared with before intervention, and the observation group was higher than the control group, the differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05). Conclusion Watson’s theory of human caring can improve patients’ subjective well-being and self-care ability, improve state self-esteem, and contribute to patients’ rehabilitation.
LONG Yaoyao1 XIE Shaoju1 LI Qiao1 WANG Na1 ZHANG Youcai1 LAN Qian2. Effect of Watson’s theory of human caring on subjective well-being, self-care ability, and state self-esteem in breast cancer patients[J]. 中国医药导报, 2023, 20(6): 157-160.
