Effects of Individual Education for Cancer Patients and Their Family about Chemotherapy on the SelfCare Knowledge, SelfCare Performance, Family Support, and Anxiety / 임상간호연구
Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research
; (3): 1-9, 2018.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-750242
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The study was to examine the effects of the individual education about chemotherapy for cancer patients as well as their family who are receiving the first chemotherapy on self-care knowledge, self-care performance, family support, and anxiety level.METHODS:
A non-equivalent control group was used in this interventional study. A total of 50 patients with cancer aged above 19 in the K university hospital, Seoul, Korea, participated in the study (Experimental group n=25, Control group n=25). The education about chemotherapy was offered one week after hospital discharge, which was followed by telephone counseling Data were analyzed by the SPSS/WIN 20.0 program using percentage, frequency, mean, standard deviation, x2 test, and independent t-test.RESULTS:
The experimental group showed a significantly better self-care knowledge (t=4.094, p < .001), self-care performance (t=3.532, p=001), family support (t=2.170, p=.035), and anxiety control (t=4.780, p < .001) than the control group.CONCLUSION:
The findings suggest that the individual education should be considered for cancer patients and their family in the clinical fields.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Self Care
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Telephone
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Counseling
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Drug Therapy
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Education
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Seoul
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Korea
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article