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- Schaller, Anne, 1967-, et al.
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Are patient education and self-care advantageous for patients with head and neck cancer? : A feasibility study
- 2019
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Ingår i: Nursing Open. - : Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc.. - 2054-1058. ; 6:4, s. 1528-1541
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: This study evaluates whether patient education and individually self-care reduces pain and improves QoL, mood and sleep during and after radiotherapy treatment for patients with head and neck cancer.Design: A longitudinal, two-armed feasibility study design was performed.Methods: Sixty-four participants with curative intent were included in the study. All participants answered questions about pain three times a week and completed a survey questionnaire about pain, QoL, psychological aspects and barriers towards pain management at baseline, at 4 weeks and at 10 weeks. Thirty-four of the participants attended in two education sessions on pain based on their beliefs about pain and received individualized self-care instructions based on their weekly rating of pain.Result: This study did not find any significant group differences for the pain, QoL, mood and sleep.
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