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A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Home Management of Side Effects of Radiation Therapy Among Cervical Cancer Patients Admitted at Regional Cancer Centre of Pt B D Sharma PGIMS Rohtak, Haryana

Kavita Chaudhary

Abstract


Background of the Study: :

            Cervical cancer is the leading cancer in India. This study will direct the nurse to form on patient education and teaching about some of the common side effects from radiation therapy and management of side effects with her available coping strategies so that the patient can be enabled to lead a normal and better quality of life. Objectives of the Study: :(1) To assess the side effects of Rradiation therapy. (2) To assess the knowledge on the home management of side effects before and after planned teaching programme. (3) To determine the relationship between knowledge& selected demographic factors. Method: :An evaluative research approach with pre-experimental one-group pre–test–post-test design was used for the study. Non-probability sampling technique was used to select 100 cervical cancer patients getting radiation therapies. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The pre-test Kknowledge score ranged from 10 to -23 with a mean of 14.16, whereas the post-test knowledge score ranged from 23 to -33 with mean 26.92.There was a significant difference in the area-wise mean pre-test and post-test knowledge scores as the calculated ‘t’-value in all the areas was greater than the table value(t99=1.96;P>0.050). A significant difference in knowledge score was also seen (t99=58.56; P>0.05). Interpretation and Conclusion: :The Ffindings of the study indicate that planned teaching programme was effective in improving the knowledge of patient regarding the home management of side effect of radiation therapy in cervical cancer patient.


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