Effect on symptom control of structured information given to patients receiving chemotherapy☆
Abstract
Purpose
The
performance of a planned education model in patients receiving
chemotherapy can alleviate the side effects of chemotherapy and thus can
increase the quality of the patients' lives. In accordance with this
view, this study was conducted with the purpose of examining the effect
of planned education given to patients receiving chemotherapy on their
symptom control.
Methods
The study was quasi-experimental.
A sample of 120 patients participated, of which 60 were in the
experimental group (EG) and 60 were in the control group (CG). A patient
data form and the chemotherapy symptom assessment scale (C-SAS) were
used in order to collect the data. Median, Mann–Whitney U test and Wilcoxon signed rank test were used to analyze the data.
Results
There
were statistically significant decreases in the frequencies of the
following symptoms:
nausea, vomiting, constipation, pain, infectious
signs, problems of mouth and throat, problems of skin and nails,
appetite changes, weight loss or weight gain, feeling
distressed/anxious, feeling pessimistic and unhappy, unusual fatigue,
difficulty sleeping. Also, there were statistically significant
decreases in the severity of eleven symptoms and on the discomfort
levels of nine symptoms.
Conclusion
In the study, the
planned education provided by the health-care providers had a positive
effect on the symptom control of patients receiving chemotherapy.
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