The Effect of Individual and Group Self-Care Education on Anxiety in Patient Receiving Chemotherapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Authors

  • Azarmidokht Hasanzadeh Bachelor of Nursing, Omid Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  • Fatemeh Heshmati nabavi Assistant professor in Health and Nursing Department, Nursing and Midwifery School, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  • Hamid Asrari Bachelor of Nursing, Omid Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  • Hava Abdollahi MSc of Nursing, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  • Kazem Anvari Assistant professor, Cancer Research Centre, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  • Mahboobeh Moradi Bachelor of Nursing, Omid Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  • Maliheh Sadeghnejad Forotaghe MSc of Nursing, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
  • Maliheh Vaseizadeh Noghabi Bachelor of Nursing, Omid Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  • Mehran Omidvar Bachelor of Nursing, Omid Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  • Mohammad-reza Ghavam-nasiri Associate professor in Oncology and Radiology Department, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract:

Background:Anxiety is one of the most common problems in patient with cancer that could be increased by chemotherapy and its side effects. Group education despite having many advantages is less used in these patients due to their desire for not being in the group. Aim: To compare the effect of individual and group self-care education on the anxiety in patients receiving chemotherapy in Omid Hospital between 2006 and 2008. Method:In this randomized controlled clinical trialone hundred and two patients with breast, esophagus and stomach cancer referred to Chemotherapy Unit in Omid Hospital was randomly assigned to two groups including individual (51) and group self-care education (51). Individual self-care education group received three education sessions. Three group educations were also conducted for the second group. The anxiety level was measured through interview in three sequential cycles of chemotherapy using EORTC anxiety questionnaire. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 14 using Chi-square and repeatedmeasurement test. The level of significance was considered to be 95% (p

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volume 2  issue 3

pages  79- 87

publication date 2012-10-01

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