TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of supportive care on chemotherapy patients' self-care behaviour and satisfaction
T2 - A pilot study conducted in Karachi, Pakistan
AU - Shams, Salima
AU - Jabbar, Adnan A.
AU - Nanji, Kashmira
AU - Jan, Rafat
AU - Tharani, Ambreen
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to acknowledge the nursing and medical staff of Aga Khan University Hospital, chemotherapy day care unit, for their co-operation during the research work. We are also grateful to study participants; without their support and cooperation this study would not have been possible. Moreover, we are thankful to Aga Khan University school of Nursing and Midwifery for funding the study.
Funding Information:
We would like to acknowledge Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery for funding the study.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Indian Journal of Cancer | Published by Wolters Kluwer-Medknow.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Background and Aim: Cancer is a daunting illness affecting a vast number of people globally. During the illness trajectory, cancer patients suffer from physical and/or psychosocial issues. These physical and psychosocial issues demand conscious actions by patients to maintain their well-being. Hence, the objective of the pilot study was to evaluate the level of self-care behaviors and satisfaction in women suffering from cancer after exposure to supportive care (education and mind diversion activities) delivered via a patient help group program. Methods: The study was conducted at the chemotherapy day care unit of one of the tertiary care hospitals located in Karachi, Pakistan. In this study, supportive care interventions were offered via the patient help group program over a 5-week period, and in the 6th week, data were collected. The total sample size of this pilot study was n = 17. Female cancer patients receiving weekly chemotherapy regimen and diagnosed with breast or gynecological cancers were a part of the study. Outcome variables, self-care behavior and satisfaction, were assessed via a self-developed questionnaire. Content validity index of the questionnaire was calculated on the basis of expert review and was found to be 96% for relevancy and 94% for clarity. Frequencies were calculated to evaluate outcome variables. Outcome variable satisfaction was also assessed via few open-ended questions. Results: Participants reported moderate-to-high self-care behaviors and satisfaction after exposure to supportive care interventions delivered via the patient help group program. Conclusion: Counseling and mind diversion activities are effective in producing a positive change in chemotherapy patients' self-care behaviors and satisfaction. Therefore, oncology nurses must utilize them in chemotherapy patient care. Future studies should evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions with larger sample size and comparative analysis.
AB - Background and Aim: Cancer is a daunting illness affecting a vast number of people globally. During the illness trajectory, cancer patients suffer from physical and/or psychosocial issues. These physical and psychosocial issues demand conscious actions by patients to maintain their well-being. Hence, the objective of the pilot study was to evaluate the level of self-care behaviors and satisfaction in women suffering from cancer after exposure to supportive care (education and mind diversion activities) delivered via a patient help group program. Methods: The study was conducted at the chemotherapy day care unit of one of the tertiary care hospitals located in Karachi, Pakistan. In this study, supportive care interventions were offered via the patient help group program over a 5-week period, and in the 6th week, data were collected. The total sample size of this pilot study was n = 17. Female cancer patients receiving weekly chemotherapy regimen and diagnosed with breast or gynecological cancers were a part of the study. Outcome variables, self-care behavior and satisfaction, were assessed via a self-developed questionnaire. Content validity index of the questionnaire was calculated on the basis of expert review and was found to be 96% for relevancy and 94% for clarity. Frequencies were calculated to evaluate outcome variables. Outcome variable satisfaction was also assessed via few open-ended questions. Results: Participants reported moderate-to-high self-care behaviors and satisfaction after exposure to supportive care interventions delivered via the patient help group program. Conclusion: Counseling and mind diversion activities are effective in producing a positive change in chemotherapy patients' self-care behaviors and satisfaction. Therefore, oncology nurses must utilize them in chemotherapy patient care. Future studies should evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions with larger sample size and comparative analysis.
KW - Counseling
KW - mind diversion activities
KW - patient satisfaction
KW - self-care behaviors
KW - supportive care
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U2 - 10.4103/ijc.IJC_621_17
DO - 10.4103/ijc.IJC_621_17
M3 - Article
C2 - 30147106
AN - SCOPUS:85052648451
SN - 0019-509X
VL - 55
SP - 115
EP - 121
JO - Indian Journal of Cancer
JF - Indian Journal of Cancer
IS - 1
ER -
