OBJECTIVE: We tested the feasibility and acceptability of a psycho-educational self-management intervention, Managing @entity5 Care: A Personal Guide (MCC), to improve knowledge of care options (curative, palliative, and hospice care) among a range of @entity0 self-management skills. METHODS: We conducted a one-group, pre-post-test study among @entity1 with non-metastatic @entity0 (n   =   105). We gave @entity1 the printed, self-guided, seven-module intervention following enrollment. At baseline and 2    months, we measured knowledge of care options, desired and actual role in self-management, medical communication skills, experience and management of transitions, @entity148 , @entity308 , uncertainty, and self-efficacy. We conducted interviews to obtain module ratings and qualitative data on strengths and limitations of MCC. RESULTS: Knowledge of care options (     =   0.40 (1.11), p   =   0.0005) and desired role in self-management (     =   -0.28 (1.08), p   =   0.0177) significantly improved. Less skilled medical communicators significantly improved their communication (     =   3.47, standard deviation   =   6.58, p   =   0.0449). Multivariate modeling showed that changes in our primary outcomes of medical communication and management of transitions seemed to drive positive changes in our secondary outcomes of @entity148 , @entity308 , uncertainty, and self-efficacy. @entity1 highly rated MCC and reported the importance of understanding care options despite non-metastatic disease. CONCLUSIONS: MCC is a feasible and acceptable means of improving knowledge of care options and other aspects of @entity0 self-management. The combination of modules offered in MCC appears to have beneficial interactive effects. We are currently testing MCC more rigorously in a randomized controlled trial to explore mediating and moderating relationships. Copyright    2015 John Wiley _ Sons, Ltd.

Managing @entity5 Care: a psycho-educational intervention to improve knowledge of care options and XXXX self-management.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'women', 'Participants'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression'] @entity0 :: ('MESH:D001943', 'Disease') :: ['breast cancer'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['Cancer'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['anxiety']
@entity0 :: (MESH:D001943,Disease) :: ['breast cancer']
