위암 신환 환자내비게이션 프로그램의 효과: 무작위배정 대조군설계 이용

Purpose: This study was to identify how a navigation program would affect resilience, uncertainty and anxiety in patients with newly diagnosed gastric cancer. Methods: A randomized controlled design was used with 103 participants recruited and randomly allocated in two groups. The experimental group (n=50) received the navigation program, which consisted of information provisions and psychological support, prior to treatment. The control group (n=53) received standard care with general educational intervention only prior to treatment. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS for Windows. Results: Compared with the control group, patients in the navigation program group showed signicant reduction in scores for anxiety (F=5.86, p