The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of educational programs on the needs and satisfaction level of nursing activities related with patients receiving anti-cancer chemotherapy.
The subjects, 85 cancer patients who were admitted at St. Mary´s hospital, who had taken chemotherapy between January and March, 2001 were selected for the study. Of the subjects educational program was applied to 43 patients and the other 42 patients remained and the control group.
Educational booklets developed by investigators were validated by a group of judges consisted of nursing professors, physicians and head nurses. Cronbach´s α for measurement tools used in this study were 0.96 - 0.98.
The results of the study were as follows:
1. Satisfaction scores for received nursing activities in the experiment group were higher than that in the control group.
2. Needs scores for nursing in the experimental group showed no significant differences compared to the control group. The two groups showed different satisfaction levels in different categories of nursing: physical, educational, therapeutic and socio-psychological, in which the therapeutic category scored the highest.
3. Due to the general characteristics, there were no variables to affect the degree of nursing need regarding the two groups. However, in satisfaction level of nursing services, there was a contrary phenomenon between the two group relating to education level (p=0.03). Patients with higher educational levels tend to be more satisfactory.
The results strongly indicated that educational program is effective in increasing the satisfaction of patients receiving anti-cancer chemotherapy.
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