ursing intervention to reduce symptoms in cancer patients
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- Conditions
- Cancerpainfatiguesleep disturbanceanxietydepressionC10.597.617C23.888.369F01.470.132F01.145.126.350
- Registration Number
- RBR-9337nv
- Lead Sponsor
- Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Data analysis completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Breast cancer; colorectal cancer or prostate cancer; be treated with chemotherapy or radiation; older than 18 years; minimum education of four years; not present language dysfunction and oriented in time and space.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients illiterate or with cognitive disabilities (dementia / psychosis); patients with high demand for care (Karnofsky score of <40).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction of symptoms after the nursing intervention, verified through the application of the EORTC-QoL-C30 symptom scale, with a 20% reduction in the mean symptom score in the pre and post nursing intervention measurements.;There was a significant reduction in two post-intervention symptoms measured by the EORTC-QoL-C30 symptom scale: loss of appetite (59.7% reduction, p = 0.002) and insomnia (38.1% reduction in the score, p = 0.053). The other symptoms evaluated did not present a significant reduction after the intervention.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement of Quality of Life after the nursing intervention, verified through the application of the EORTC-QoL-C30 scale, with a 20% increase in the mean score of Quality of Life in pre and post measurements.;There was a 10% improvement in the quality of life score of the experimental group after the intervention, verified by the comparison of the EORTC-QOL-C30 score (p = 0.365) before and after the intervention. This difference was not considered significant.