Effects of Individual Education for Cancer Patients and Their Family about Chemotherapy on the SelfCare Knowledge, SelfCare Performance, Family Support, and Anxiety
10.22650/JKCNR.2018.24.1.1
- Author:
Suk Mi KO
1
;
Mi Hyeon SEONG
;
Young Mi CHO
;
Sohyune SOK
Author Information
1. RN, Department of Nursing, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cancer;
Chemotherapy;
Family;
Education;
Self Care
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Counseling;
Drug Therapy;
Education;
Humans;
Korea;
Self Care;
Seoul;
Telephone
- From:
Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research
2018;24(1):1-9
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
