DOI: 10.5176/2315-4330_WNC19.252
Authors: Dr. Vathana Pazhanivelu
Abstract: Health is an important factor to lead the happy life. Today cancer is the second leading cause of death. The incidence rate of cancer is increasing day by day, the newer treatment modalities also emerges in other hand. Chemotherapy is one of the treatment modalities of cancer by using the cytotoxic drugs which helps in slowing or stopping the cancer cells from growing, spreading or multiplying to other parts of the body. Even though it is a vital one, it produces more side effects due to destruction of normal cells along with cancer cells. So, it produces more side effects and it affects the physical, psychosocial and quality of life of the patients.The objective of the study was to evaluate the impact of oncological rehabilitation programme on quality of life among chemotherapy patients. A pre experimental design one group pretest posttest design was selected for this study. It was carried out with 200 patients undergoing chemotherapy who fulfilled the inclusive criteria were selected by purposive sampling technique. An interview schedule was used to assess the quality of life and coping strategies of patient undergoing chemotherapy. The Quality of Life Questionnaire was developed by the European Organization for research and treatment of cancerin the year 1995.The Questionnaire consist of 30 items which is related to physical,psychosocial,emotional, intellectual functions and financial difficulties. After that oncological rehabilitation programme was given to the patients. The post test was conducted to the participants by using same tool.The frequency and percentage distribution of pre-test and post-test level of quality of life and coping among cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy was assessed. With respect to the level of coping in pretest majority180 (90%) of them had in-effective coping20 (10%) of them had effective coping whereas in posttest 150 (75%) of them had effective coping, 50(25%) had in effective coping.Analysis revealed that there was marked increase in the mean value from 20.20 in pretest to 29.47 in posttest and the standard deviation is decreased from 5.610 in pretest to 4.273 in posttest, the calculated‘t’ value was 30.980 at p<0.001 which showed the statistically high significant difference between the pre and posttest level of quality of life among cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Hence it indicates the effectiveness of oncological rehabilitation programme.
Keywords: Oncological rehabilitation,chemotherapy,cancer patients
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