기사
생활습관중재가 부인암 환자의 피로와 영양상태 및 삶의 질에 미치는 효과(Effects of Lifestyle Intervention on Fatigue, Nutritional Status and Quality of Life in Patients with Gynecologic Cancer)
- 개인저자
- 안현진
- 수록페이지
- 812-822 p.
- 발행일자
- 2015.12.28
- 출판사
- 한국간호과학회
초록
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of lifestyle intervention on the development of fatigue, nutritionalstatus and quality of life of patients with gynecologic cancer. Methods: A nonequivalent control group quasi-experimental designwas used. Participants were 49 patients with gynecologic cancer. They were assigned to the experiment group (n=24) or the controlgroup (n=25). The lifestyle intervention for this study consisted of physical activity, nutritional education, telephone call counseling,health counseling, monitoring for lifestyle, and affective support based on Cox’s Interaction Model of Client Health Behavior andwas implemented for six weeks. Results: Significant group differences were found for fatigue (p =.037), nutritional status (p =.034)and social/family well-being (p =.035) in these patients with gynecologic cancer. Conclusion: Results indicate that this lifestyle interventionis effective in lessening fatigue, and improving nutritional status and social/family well-being. Therefore, nurses in hospitalsshould develop strategies to expand and provide lifestyle interventions for patients with cancer.