Title

Breast care session effectiveness on lifestyle modifications and mastectomy clients' lived experience in a tertiary care hospital

Authors

Deepika Kathiravan¹, Dharani Koorathalvar¹, Divyalakshmi Kannan¹, Balasowndarya Ravichandran¹, Chitra Durai¹, Deepa Mani¹, Dhanalakshmi Kuppan¹, Gopu Govindhasamy² & Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran*^,3

Affiliation

¹Department of Nursing Research, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, India; ²Department of Surgical Oncology, Affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, India; ³Department of Child Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Deepika Kathiravan - E-mail: deepika070502@gmail.com
Dharani Koorathalvar - E-mail: shrisharva18@gmail.com
Divyalakshmi Kannan - E-mail: divikv1496@gmail.com
Balasowndarya Ravichandran - E-mail: balaravichandran56@gmail.com
Chitra Durai - E-mail: sharsith2021@gmail.com
Deepa Mani - E-mail: deepaguru2012@gmail.com
Dhanalakshmi Kuppan - E-mail: kdhanalakshmi107@gmail.com
Gopu Govindhasamy - E-mail: mmcsurgicaloncology@gmail.com
Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran - E-mail: shankarshaki@yahoo.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received October 1, 2025; Revised October 31, 2025; Accepted October 31, 2025, Published October 31, 2025

Abstract

A structured breast care session on lifestyle modifications and the lived experiences of post-mastectomy women is of interest. Using a mixed-methods approach, 60 participants were evaluated quantitatively, showing a significant improvement in lifestyle scores (72.85%) after the sessions. Qualitative interviews highlighted themes such as emotional responses, coping mechanisms and family support. Results indicated a strong link between the intervention and improved emotional well-being. Thus, we show that culturally appropriate breast care strategies enhance the recovery and psychosocial health of mastectomy clients.

Keywords

Mastectomy clients, Breast care session, lifestyle modification, lived-in experience

Citation

Kathiravan et al. Bioinformation 21(10): 3673-3681 (2025)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.