J Korean Clin Nurs Res.  2018 Apr;24(1):1-9. 10.22650/JKCNR.2018.24.1.1.

Effects of Individual Education for Cancer Patients and Their Family about Chemotherapy on the SelfCare Knowledge, SelfCare Performance, Family Support, and Anxiety

Affiliations
  • 1RN, Department of Nursing, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Korea.
  • 2PhD Candidate, Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Korea.
  • 3Doctoral Student, Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Korea.
  • 4Professor, College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Korea. 5977sok@khu.ac.kr

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.

Keyword

Cancer; Chemotherapy; Family; Education; Self Care

MeSH Terms

Anxiety*
Counseling
Drug Therapy*
Education*
Humans
Korea
Self Care
Seoul
Telephone
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