A study to assess the effectiveness of self-instructional modules on the adverse effects of chemotherapeutic drugs and their home care remedies among patients receiving chemotherapy at medical oncology ward, SVIMS, tirupathi

Author Name: P. Shalem Raj1, Gowri Devi2, Nagaratham3

Volume: 03/01

Country: India

DOI NO.: 11.2023-61555522 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/05.2025-63683847/GIJNR

Affiliation:

1. M.Sc(N) 2nd year, Dept. of Med-Surg Nursing, CON, SVIMS,
2. Nursing Tutor, of Med-Surg Nursing,
3. Asso prof, Dept of Med-Surg Nursing, CON, SVIMS, Tirupathi, A.P. India.

ABSTRACT

1. To determine the level of awareness among chemotherapy patients about the side effects of chemotherapeutic medications and how to treat them at home. 2. To see how efficient a self-educational module is in teaching patients about the side effects of chemotherapeutic treatments and how to deal with them at home. 3. To examine the relationship between knowledge levels and demographic characteristics among chemotherapy patients. The null hypothesis formulated were: H01: There is no significant difference on level of knowledge on adverse effects of chemotherapeutic drugs and its home care remedies among patients receiving chemotherapy. H02: There is no significant association between the level of knowledge on adverse effects of chemotherapeutic drugs and its home care remedies with their selected demographic variables. A wide variety of literature was provided by investigator with back ground for the development of questionnaire and tool for data collection. The research method was pre-experimental, and the research design was a "one group pre-test and post-test design," which entails a pre- and post-assessment of knowledge about the negative effects of chemotherapeutic medications and home remedies. The study was conducted in medical oncology ward, SVIMS, Tirupati. The sample of the study was chosen by purposive sampling technique, which included 60 clients who have taken chemotherapy drugs. Analysis of data was executed in terms of frequency, percentage distribution, mean, standard deviation, chi-square test and mean variance for the evaluation of knowledge about the side effects of chemotherapy medications and how to treat them at home. The study findings revealed that 50(83.3%) were having inadequate knowledge, 7(11. 7%) were having moderate knowledge in pre-test and 38(63. 3%) have adequate knowledge , 18(30%) have moderate knowledge and 4(6.7%) have inadequate knowledge in the post test. The pre-test mean scores was 5.42 and had increased mean score of 9.92 in post test, which indicates that self instructional module was effective in increasing knowledge levels on adverse effects of chemotherapy drugs and its home remedies among patients receiving chemotherapy. In a pre-test analysis of demographic characteristics and levels of knowledge among chemotherapy patients, it was discovered that age, gender, occupation, and awareness of home remedies have significant associations at p0.05, while education has significance at the p0.01 level. The results of the post-test indicated that age, gender, and religion are significant factors at the p0.05 level, whereas occupation is significant at the p0.01 level. The results of a comparison of mean variation among demographic variables with knowledge levels on the harmful effects of chemotherapeutic medications and home remedies revealed that age, gender, and religion were significant at the 0.05 level. At the p0.01 level, occupation was significant. The finding implies that following the self-study, the majority of patients had received sufficient knowledge about the side effects of chemotherapy medications and their home cures.

Key words: chemotherapeutic drugs, home care remedies, chemotherapy, medical oncology.