Şule Ş, Emine E. Effectiveness of Occupation-Based Nursing Program on Chemotherapy-Related Symptoms and Satisfaction Among Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Semin Oncol Nurs 2024;
40:151610. [PMID:
38423823 DOI:
10.1016/j.soncn.2024.151610]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES
This study aimed to determine the effect of an occupation-based nursing program (OBaNuP) on chemotherapy-induced symptoms and satisfaction in pediatric oncology patients.
DATA SOURCES
This study was a randomized controlled trial. The study sample consisted of 60 hospitalized children with cancer who were aged 7 to 12. Participants were randomly assigned to an OBaNuP (intervention group, n = 30) or clinical routine care only (control group, n = 30). The intervention group participated in an OBaNuP for an average of 30 minutes per day for 5 days. The Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale 7-12 and Psychosocial Symptoms in Hospitalized Children and Child Satisfaction Questionnaire were completed by participants at baseline, the first meeting immediately after intervention, and 7 days and 14 days after the intervention.
CONCLUSION
The average scores of chemotherapy-related symptoms differed over time between the intervention and control groups (P < .05). The psychosocial symptom score averages of the children in the intervention group significantly decreased at all time points compared to the control group (P < .05). The satisfaction mean scores of the children in the intervention group increased significantly at all time points compared to the control group (P < .05).
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE
The OBaNuP initiative supported the decrease of chemotherapy-related and psychosocial symptoms, while also promoting an increase in satisfaction among children undergoing cancer treatment at the hospital consistently over all observed time periods.
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