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Digital mindfulness interventions may provide accessible psychological support during this vulnerable period; however, evidence regarding tailored interventions for postoperative patients with breast cancer during chemotherapy intervals remains limited.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a digital intervention on psychological resilience in postoperative patients with breast cancer during chemotherapy intervals.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n A quasi-experimental study with repeated measures was conducted from October 2021 to June 2022. A total of 80 eligible participants were recruited from the Department of Breast Surgery at a tertiary hospital in Zhejiang Province, China, and 71 completed the study. The control group received routine discharge instructions and nursing follow-ups, whereas the intervention group additionally received an 8-week digital psychological resilience intervention. Outcomes were assessed at baseline (T0), 3 months post intervention (T1), and 6 months post intervention (T2). The measures included the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS), Breast Cancer Survivor Self-Efficacy Scale (BCSSS), and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B). Independent-samples\n t<\/jats:italic>\n tests, chi-square tests, and repeated-measures ANOVA were performed using SPSS (version 26.0; IBM Corp).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n No statistically significant baseline differences were observed between the two groups in the outcome measures. At T1, the intervention group had higher CD-RISC scores than the control group (mean 67.58, SD 11.41 vs mean 62.09, SD 10.18;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =.036) and higher BCSSS scores (mean 42.36, SD 3.59 vs mean 39.23, SD 4.90;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =.003). However, these between-group differences were no longer statistically significant at T2 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n >.05). Significant time effects and group\u00d7time interaction effects were observed for both psychological resilience and self-efficacy (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.05). HADS scores were lower in the intervention group than in the control group at both T1 (mean 11.78, SD 1.48 vs mean 15.86, SD 1.54;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001) and T2 (mean 9.69, SD 1.51 vs mean 12.03, SD 1.42;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001), with significant time, group, and group\u00d7time interaction effects (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.05). For SSRS and FACT-B scores, no statistically significant between-group differences were found at T1 or T2 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n >.05), although both scales showed significant time effects (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.05).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n The digital psychological resilience intervention effectively alleviated anxiety and depression in postoperative patients with breast cancer during chemotherapy intervals. It also significantly enhanced their psychological resilience and self-efficacy in the early postintervention phase. Although the improvements in psychological resilience and self-efficacy did not remain statistically superior to those of the control group at the 6-month endpoint, the intervention improved the recovery trajectory of the patients and provided significant short-term benefits during the early postintervention period. 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