Asian Oncol Nurs.  2016 Dec;16(4):185-196. 10.5388/aon.2016.16.4.185.

Development and Effects of Cancer Prevention Program for Nursing Students

• Lee YN
• Kwon IS

• KMID: 2366573
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5388/aon.2016.16.4.185

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to develop and evaluate the effects of a cancer prevention program for nursing students.
METHODS
A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were 53 nursing students (intervention group: 26, control group: 27). The cancer prevention program was provided for 3 weeks (3 sessions, 6 hours). Collected data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 21.0 program.
RESULTS
Compared with the control group, nursing students in the cancer prevention program group showed significant differences in perceived benefits (F=6.98, p=.001), perceived self-efficacy (F=16.00, p<.001), activity related affect (F=14.01, p<.001) and health behavior for cancer prevention (F=16.59, p<.001).
CONCLUSION
Study findings indicate that the cancer prevention program for nursing students is effective and can be recommended as an intervention for improving the health behavior of cancer prevention in nursing students.

Keyword

Neoplasms; Prevention; Health; Behavior

MeSH Terms

Health Behavior
Humans
Nursing*
Students, Nursing*

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  Fig. 1 Research design.

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