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KMID : 1137220080080010017
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Jounal of Korean Oncology Nursing
2008 Volume.8 No. 1 p.17 ~ p.23
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Effect of a Multidisciplinary and Individualized Educational Program on the Need for Caring among Patients with Cancer under Radiotherapy
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Choi Ja-Yun
Yang Jin-Ju
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effect of an individualized educational program by multidisciplinary staffs on the need for caring among patients with radiotherapy.
Methods: A quasi experimental study with one group was designed to examine the effect. A total of 48 adult patients were recruited from a university hospital in G-city, Korea from July, 2006 to June, 2007. The level of patients’ need for caring during radiotherapy was assessed at the pre- and post-education by a trained research assistant. The level of patients’ need for caring on radiotherapy was measured with a 20-item questionnaire.
Results: Paired t-test showed that the level of patients’ need was reduced at the post-test compared to pre-test (t=3.40, p=0.002). The level of need was higher among the older than 65 yr (F=4.82, p=0.034), and patients who had education years less than 10 yr (F=4.40, p=0.042) and not a spouse (F=5.97, p=0.019) at the pre-test, while there were no difference according to participants’ characteristics at the post-test.
Conclusions: This multidisciplinary and individualized education program was effective on reducing the level of need for caring during radiotherapy. Therefore, for long-term self-management, further educational strategies based on patients’ needs through multidisciplinary teamwork need to be developed and applied.
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KEYWORD
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Patient education, Needs, Radiotherapy, Cancer
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