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http://dx.doi.org/10.5932/JKPHN.2016.30.3.445

The Effects of Integrated Intervention Program for Community Dwelling Cancer Patients' Quality of Life, Depression and Self Care Agency  

Kang, Young Sil (College of Nursing & Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Kwon, In Soo (College of Nursing & Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Hong, Eunyoung (Department of Nursing, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
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Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing / v.30, no.3, 2016 , pp. 445-455 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study was performed to identify the effects of an integrated nursing intervention program on the quality of life, depression and self care agency of community dwelling cancer patients. Methods: The design of this study was a quasi-experimental, one group pre-post test. A total of 25 community dwelling cancer patients in J city were included in this study. An integration intervention was 30 times, 10 weeks program. The data were collected between May and November of 2014. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 through paired t-test. Results: There were significant differences in the quality of life (p=.007) and self-care agency (p=.042) after 10 week's intervention. Conclusion: The results indicate that an integrated intervention program including educational, cognitive, emotional and physical intervention is effective for community dwelling cancer patients. Further attention should be paid to the intensity and period of an integrated intervention program.
Keywords
Neoplasms; Community health nursing; Quality of life; Depression; Self care;
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