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We evaluated the impact of a 1-wk activity program on the health,
quality of life (QOL), and occupational performance of community-living women
diagnosed with cancer. METHOD: A one-group pretest-posttest repeated-measures
design was used. Participants completed a functional health measure (36-Item
Short Form Health Survey [SF-36]), a QOL measure (World Health Organization
Quality of Life-Brief version [WHOQOL-BREF]), and an occupational performance and
satisfaction measure (Canadian Occupational Performance Measure [COPM]) before
and 6 wk after program completion. The COPM was also administered on Day 5.
RESULTS: Paired t tests for the SF-36 and WHOQOL-BREF showed no significant
differences, except for the WHOQOL-BREF's Social Relationships subscale (p <
.008). Repeated-measures analyses of variance showed a significant difference in
COPM performance and satisfaction scores (p < .001). CONCLUSION: The activity
program effectively improved occupational performance and satisfaction and social
relationships of community-living women diagnosed with cancer.
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