Nausea/Vomiting and Self-care in Patients with Cancer on Chemotherapy.
- Author:
Hye Jin KIM
1
;
Hee Seung KIM
Author Information
1. KangNam St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cancer patient;
Chemotherapy;
Nausea;
Vomiting;
Self-care
- MeSH:
Anorexia;
Drug Therapy*;
Fatigue;
Female;
Humans;
Incidence;
Male;
Nausea;
Outpatients;
Self Care*;
Skin;
Vomiting
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2005;12(2):180-185
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence and self-care practice for nausea/vomiting in patients with cancer during chemotherapy. METHOD: The participants were 100 patients with cancer over 20 years of age who visited the outpatient department or were hospitalized for chemotherapy. Self-care in the case of nausea and vomiting was measured by the Dodd's scale. Data were analyzed using the SAS program and the following statistics were used frequency, percentage, unpaired t-test, and Pearson correlation coefficient. RESULTS: The ratio of the occurrence of nausea/ vomiting in the participants was 70.0%. The incidence of nausea/ vomiting was significantly higher for women than for men. The incidence of nausea/ vomiting was also higher for patients with cancer not in the gastro-intestinal system (GIS) compared to that for patients with GIS cancer. The incidence of nausea/ vomiting positively correlated with anorexia, skin injury, and fatigue. CONCLUSION: The ratio of occurrence of nausea/ vomiting for the participants was 70.0%. The incidence of nausea/ vomiting was higher for women and patients with cancer not in the GIS. The incidence of nausea/ vomiting positively correlated with anorexia, skin injury, and fatigue. The results indicate that nausea/vomiting is a frequent symptom, particularly in women and there is a need to provide interventions to decrease the effects of this symptom.
