Effect of individualized education efforts by a nurse to increase self-care capacity in adoscent

OBJECTIVE: The objective of study was to increase the independent exercise of self-care agency in adolescents who are in their last year of primary school. METHOD: This is a quasi-experimentally study conducted with 58 students. The data for the research were collected by means of socio- demographic data form for adolescents, questionnaire to determine the self-care levels, maternal information questionnaire, mother's knowledge level questionnaire, education brochures for adolescents and self-care agency scale. RESULTS: As a result of the research it is seen that there is a remarkable increase in the self- care levels and agency of the adolescents statistically through individualized education. It was determined in the study that the positive communication between adolescents and mothers increased the self-care level and agency correspondingly. CONCLUSION: In this study carried out to increase the self-care levels and agency of adolescents, it was observed that adolescents' self-care agency and levels increased considerably as a result of personal interviews. Their mothers' knowledge level especially should be increased.

OBJETIVO: Aumentar o exercício independente da capacidade de autocuidado em adolescentes que estão no último ano do ensino básico. MÉTODO: Este estudo, do tipo quasi-experimental, foi realizado com 58 alunos. Os dados para a pesquisa foram obtidos por meio da coleta de dados sócio demográficos para adolescentes e de três questionários para determinar, respectivamente, os níveis de autocuidado,a "informação maternal" e o nível de conhecimento da mãe, assim como folhetos de educação para adolescentes e escala de capacidade de autocuidado. RESULTADOS: Observou-se estatisticamente que existe um considerável aumento nos níveis de capacidade de autocuidado dos adolescentes através de uma educação individualizada. Determinou-se que a comunicação positiva entre adolescentes e mães aumentou o nível de capacidade de autocuidado, respectivamente CONCLUSÃO: Observou-se que os níveis de autocuidado e capacidade para o mesmo, dos adolescentes aumentaram consideravelmente, como resultado da educação individualizada. O nível de conhecimento das suas mães deve ser aumentado particularmente.

OBJETIVO: Aumentar el ejercicio independiente de la capacidad de autocuidado en adolescentes que están en el último año de enseñanza básica. MÉTODOS: Este estudio, de tipo cuasi-experimental, fue realizado con 58 alumnos. Los datos para la investigación fueron obtenidos por medio de la recolección de datos socio demográficos para adolescentes y de tres cuestionarios para determinar, respectivamente, los niveles de autocuidado, la "información maternal" y el nivel de conocimiento de la madre, así como los folletos de educación para adolescentes y escala de capacidad de autocuidado. RESULTADOS: Se observó estadísticamente que existe un considerable aumento en los niveles de capacidad de autocuidado de los adolescentes a través de una educación individualizada. Se determinó que la comunicación positiva entre adolescentes y madres aumentó el nivel de capacidad de autocuidado, respectivamente. CONCLUSIÓN: Los niveles de autocuidado y capacidad para el mismo, de los adolescentes aumentaron considerablemente, como resultado de la educación individualizada. El nivel de conocimiento de su madre debe ser aumentado particularmente.

Impact of effective nursing interventions to the fatigue syndrome in children who receive chemotherapy.

This experimental, randomized controlled study was conducted for children with cancer who are 7 to 12 years of age and receiving chemotherapy treatment to detect the impact of appropriate nursing interventions on decreasing the fatigue syndrome. The research sample is composed of a total of 60 children with cancer, with 30 children being included in the experimental group and 30 children included in the control group with their mothers. In the experimental group, after the 7th to 10th day of the chemotherapy treatment, throughout a week, the researcher conducted the effective nursing interventions every day for 45 to 60 minutes. In the control group, routine nursing interventions were carried out. The experimental and control group children's mean scores for the Fatigue Scale-Child and those of mothers for Fatigue Scale-Parent were compared. A statistically significant difference was found between the Fatigue Scale-Child and Fatigue Scale-Parent mean scores of the experimental and the control group children (P < .00). These results suggest that fatigue of children with cancer can be reduced by implementing appropriate nursing interventions.