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Masters Thesis | Nursing | India | Volume 12 Issue 12, December 2023 | Rating: 5.8 / 10
Effectiveness of Cryotherapy on Pain after the Intravenous Administration of Chemotherapeutic Agents among Patients with Cancer
Badoni Rashika | Massey Julia
Abstract: Background: Pain caused by IV chemotherapy could be one of the reason for cancer patients to either change the route or drop the treatment. Chemotherapy treats many types of cancer effectively. But like the other treatments it can cause side effects. It is therefore important to be aware of possible side effects from chemotherapy so one knows what to watch for and talk with the health care team about preventing and relieving them. The side effects and their level are different for each person. They depend on the type of cancer, location, drugs and dose, and one?s general health. Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of cryotherapy among the cancer patients in experimental group. Materials and Method: quasi-experimental design was adopted to accomplish the objectives. Non-Probability purposive sampling technique was used. The sample consists of 60 patients from oncology department, Shri Mahent Indiresh Hospital, Dehradun Uttarakhand. Out of 60 samples, 30 were included in Experimental Group and another 30 in Control group. The pretest and post-test assessment of practice of the Patients was carried out using the VAS (Visual Analogue Score). The obtained data were analyzed and interpreted using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: The mean post-test pain score of experimental group i.e. 3.7 was less than the pretest mean practice score i.e 5.63 by a mean difference of 1.93 indicating the effectiveness of a Cryotherapy on level of pain among patients receiving iv chemotherapeutic agents in Shri Mahent Indiresh Hospital at Dehradun (P<0.05). Conclusion: The study findings concluded that the Cryotherapy has reduced the level of pain at iv site receiving chemotherapeutic agents.
Keywords: Effectiveness, chemotherapy, cryotherapy, VAS Score
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 12, December 2023,
Pages: 145 - 147