Abstract | PURPOSE: The effects of telephone intervention on self-care practices and quality of life for gynecological cancer patients under chemotherapy was investigated. METHODS: A non-equivalent control group pre-test post-test quasi-experimental design was used. The subjects were women cancer patients who had received less than two chemotherapy sessions at C university hospital of Chonnam province(26 in the experimental group: 25 in the control group). The patient's self-care practices(Na & Lee, 1999; Jang, 2004) and quality of life(Lee & Jo, 1997) were measured three times. using a questionnaire. The data was analyzed by Repeated Measures ANOVA, the Friedman test, and the Mann-Whitney test using the SPSS window version 12.0 program. RESULTS: This study showed that the score of self-care practices and quality of life for the experimental group under telephone counseling were higher than those of the control group. CONCLUSION: This study revealed that a telephone intervention as supportive nursing care for women cancer patients under going chemotherapy was effective for self-care practices and qualify of life during the recovery period. Futhermore, this study also suggests that telephone counseling can serve as a continuing nursing supportive intervention for women cancer patients for the upcoming stages of further chemotherapy.
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Authors | Ae-Sook Kim, Eun-Sook Lee, Sung-Hyo Kim |
Journal | Taehan Kanho Hakhoe chi
(Taehan Kanho Hakhoe Chi)
Vol. 37
Issue 5
Pg. 744-53
(Aug 2007)
ISSN: 1598-2874 [Print] Korea (South) |
PMID | 17804941
(Publication Type: Controlled Clinical Trial, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Female
- Genital Neoplasms, Female
(drug therapy, nursing, radiotherapy)
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Models, Nursing
- Patient Education as Topic
- Quality of Life
- Self Care
- Specialties, Nursing
- Telephone
- Time Factors
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