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KMID : 1035120170170010037
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Asian Oncology Nursing
2017 Volume.17 No. 1 p.37 ~ p.44
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Effects of Telephone Counseling Support on Distress, Anxiety, Depression, and Adverse Events in Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
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Ok Oh-Nam
Nam Min-Sun
Yi Mi-Sun
Cho Seon-Mi
Kim Eun-Ji
Ham Yun-Hee
Kwon In-Gak
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study is aimed at identifying the effects of telephone counseling as nursing support on distress, anxiety, depression, and adverse events in cancer patients undergoing their first chemotherapy.
Methods: This was a randomized controlled trial (pretest-posttest design). A total of 70 patients who showed 4 or higher distress scores were selected from the screening process. Four patients dropped out; therefore, 66 patients participated in this research. Thirty-two and 34 patients were randomly assigned to the experimental and the control group, respectively. After a preliminary survey, telephone counseling support was given to the experimental group at three time points. The post survey was done before the second cycle of chemotherapy.
Results: Regarding distress, both groups showed a statistically significant decrease in the scores: 3.4 for the experimental group and 1.8 for the control group (p=.002). Furthermore, the experimental group demonstrated a statistically significant decrease relative to the control group. Anxiety and depression showed no statistically significant difference between the two groups.
Conclusion: This study concludes that nursing support through phone counseling is effective in decreasing distress in patients undergoing chemotherapy for the first time.
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KEYWORD
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Telephone Counseling Support, Distress, Anxiety, Depression
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