Implementation and evaluation of group therapy designed to enhance self-care ability of cancer patients undergoing treatment

Implementation and evaluation of group therapy designed to enhance self-care ability of cancer patients undergoing treatment

Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop a nursing intervention program for use in enhancing the self-care abilities of cancer patients receiving treatment on an outpatient basis. Method: Four-week-long combined group therapies were conducted on 15 subjects. The effects of these therapies were...

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Veröffentlicht in:Palliative Care Research 2009, Vol.4(1), pp.201-206
Hauptverfasser: Kawasaki, Yuko, Izawa, Tomoko, Ito, Yumiko, Hashiguchi, Chikako, Arao, Harue, Narimatsu, Megumi, Kuroki, Michiru, Nagata, Masako, Uchinuno, Atsuko
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Sprache:eng ; jpn
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cancer patients
group therapy
patient-support program
QOL
self-care ability
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop a nursing intervention program for use in enhancing the self-care abilities of cancer patients receiving treatment on an outpatient basis. Method: Four-week-long combined group therapies were conducted on 15 subjects. The effects of these therapies were then examined. Results: Subjects' mean age was 56.86±11.52 years; mean duration of disease was 28.6±18.14 months. Between before and after the intervention, two scales showed significant improvements: EORTC QLQ-C30 Global health status (p
ISSN:1880-5302
1880-5302
DOI:10.2512/jspm.4.201