Effect on symptom control of structured information given to patients receiving chemotherapy.
PURPOSE
The performance of a planned education model in patients receiving chemotherapy can alleviate the side effects of chemotherapy and thus can increase the quality of the patients' lives. In accordance with this view, this study was conducted with the purpose of examining the effect of planned education given to patients receiving chemotherapy on their symptom control.


METHODS
The study was quasi-experimental. A sample of 120 patients participated, of which 60 were in the experimental group (EG) and 60 were in the control group (CG). A patient data form and the chemotherapy symptom assessment scale (C-SAS) were used in order to collect the data. Median, Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon signed rank test were used to analyze the data.


RESULTS
There were statistically significant decreases in the frequencies of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, constipation, pain, infectious signs, problems of mouth and throat, problems of skin and nails, appetite changes, weight loss or weight gain, feeling distressed/anxious, feeling pessimistic and unhappy, unusual fatigue, difficulty sleeping. Also, there were statistically significant decreases in the severity of eleven symptoms and on the discomfort levels of nine symptoms.


CONCLUSION
In the study, the planned education provided by the health-care providers had a positive effect on the symptom control of patients receiving chemotherapy.
['Mollaoğlu|Mukadder|M|', 'Erdoğan|Gülyeter|G|']
D000293:Adolescent D000328:Adult D000367:Age Factors D000970:Antineoplastic Agents D016022:Case-Control Studies D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions D005221:Fatigue D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008297:Male D008875:Middle Aged D009325:Nausea D009369:Neoplasms D010146:Pain D010353:Patient Education as Topic D011788:Quality of Life D018570:Risk Assessment D012720:Severity of Illness Index D012737:Sex Factors D063189:Symptom Assessment D014839:Vomiting D015431:Weight Loss D055815:Young Adult
Chemotherapy Symptom assessment C-SAS Cancer Patient education