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P. Shanthi ¹, Merlin Jeyapal ²

Affiliations
1 Maternity Health Nursing Department, C.S.I. Jeyaraj Annapackiam College of Nursing and Allied Sciences, Pasumalai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 C.S.I. Jeyaraj Annapackiam College of Nursing and Allied Sciences, Pasumalai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, IN

Abstract

This study is indented to assess the level of coping, family support and quality of life by using the standardized Likert's scale on coping, family support and WHO scale on quality of life to assess the women health based on all dimensions. The study was based on the Sister Callista Roy's Adaptation Model (1996).

A quantitative approach was used and survey approach was selected for this study. Research design for the study, that is non- experimental descriptive design. Pretesting of the tools was done to test the simplicity of the tools. It was found to be simple and applicable. Pilot study was carried out to find out the feasibility. Findings of the study: Majority of women who had undergone hysterectomy (98%) had moderate level of coping. 66 percentage of the women who had undergone hysterectomy had high level of family support, 34% had moderate level of family support. There was a significant association between QOL and demographic variables such as age, education, occupation, family monthly income and residence of women who had undergone hysterectomy. There was a significant association between QOL and selected variables such as number of children, sex of living children, indication for surgery and surgery approach of women who had undergone hysterectomy.

Keywords

Coping, Family Support, Quality of Life of Women (QOL), Women Undergone Hysterectomy, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) And Scatter Diagram.

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Sheeba Chellappan ¹, Rajamanickam Rajkumar ², Merlin Jeyapal ³

Affiliations
1 Christian College of Nursing, Neyyoor and Post, Kanyakumari Dist, Tamilnadu, IN
2 Dept. of Community Medicine, Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Kanchipuram, IN
3 C.S.I. Jeyaraj Annapackiam College of Nursing, Madurai, IN

Abstract

Background: Although cancer patients experience multiple physical symptoms as well as psychological, the symptom of pain is considered as most critical. Unrelieved pain affects all dimensions of quality of life including the ability to achieve a peaceful death. The prevalence of cancer pain is estimated as 25% for those newly diagnosed, 33% for those undergoing active treatment and greater than 75% for those with advanced disease. Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the effect of structured teaching program regarding pain management on knowledge of terminally ill cancer patients in selected hospital, Kanyakumari District. Methods: A quantitative Approach with one group pretest post test pre-experimental research design was adopted to carry out the study. Data were collected using questionnaire from 30 samples selected by purposive sampling. Results: In pretest, 50% of them had inadequate knowledge regarding pain management, 46.7% of them had moderately adequate knowledge and 3.3% of them had adequate knowledge. After teaching program, 20% of them had adequate knowledge 70% of them had moderately adequate knowledge and only 10% had inadequate knowledge regarding pain management. The calculated 't' value (2.97) was higher than the table value at 0.05 level of significance. Conclusion: Pain is one of the common factors which decide the quality of life among terminally ill cancer patients. The knowledge regarding pain helps them to cope with their journey with cancer. Structured teaching program improve their knowledge regarding pain and thus help to adjust their journey accordingly.

Keywords

Pain, Terminally Ill Patients, Cancer, Pain Management, Structured Teaching Program, Knowledge.

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