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PROFORMA FOR REGISTRATION
OF
SUBJECT FOR DISSERTATION
JULIE JOHN
1ST YEAR MSC NURSING
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING
2O10-2012
SEA COLLEGE OF NURSING
K.R PURAM, BANGALORE – 49
RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES.
BANGALORE, KARNATAKA
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PROFORMA FOR REGISTRATION OF SUBJECT FOR
DISSERTATION
1 NAME OF THE CANDIDTE AND
ADDRESS
MS. JULIE JOHN
1ST YEAR M.SC. NURSING
SEA COLLEGE OF NURSING
BANGALORE- 49
2 NAME OF THE INSTITUTION SEA COLLEGE OF NURSING
3 COURSE AND SUBJECT MSC NURSING
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING
4 DATE OF ADMISSION TO THE
COURSE
03-05-2010
5 TITLE OF THE TOPIC A STUDY TO ASSESS THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF
INFORMATIONAL BOOKLET
REGARDING CHEMOTHERAPY ON
KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE
AMONG CANCER PATIENTS
RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPY
FROM SELECTED HOSPITAL
BANGALORE.
6.0 BRIEF RESUME OF THE INTENDED WORK
6.1. NEED FOR THE STUDY
“Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the
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People with whom destiny has surrounded you”
MARCUS AURELIUS
Cancer is a group of disease with similar characteristic, which can occur all living
cells in the body and different cancer types have different natural history. The myth that
cancer affects people mostly in the developed countries is being broken by the fact that,
of the 10 million new cancer cases seen each year worldwide, nearly 5.5 million are in
the less developed countries. Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the
developed world and a similar trend has emerged in the developing countries too.1
( Chillibreeze writer- Ranjani Mohan, 2010)
WHO has estimated that 91 per cent of oral cancers in South-East Asia are
directly attributable to the use of tobacco and this is the leading cause of oral cavity and
lung cancer in India. Cancer has become one of the ten leading causes of death in India. It
is estimated that there are nearly 1.5 - 2 million cancer cases in India. Over 7 lakh new
cases of cancer and 3 lakh deaths occur annually due to cancer. Data from population-
based registries under National Cancer Registry Programme indicate that the leading sites
of cancer are oral cavity, lungs, esophagus and stomach amongst men and cervix, breast
and oral cavity amongst women. Cancers namely those of oral and lungs in males, and
cervix and breast in females account for over 50% of all cancer deaths in India. 2
A study was conducted on Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, reported that
in Karnataka there would be about 1.5 lakhs cancer cases at any given time and about
35,000 new cancer cases are added to this pool each year. The studies show that over
16,000 new cases are registered every year with more than 20% from neighbouring states
of Andhrapradesh and Tamilnadu and Kerala. 3 In Bangalore, about 4000 new cases of
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cancer are reported every year, and two people die every year due to tobacco related
diseases. (2007)4
Chemotherapy is the use of cytotoxic drugs in the treatment of cancer. More than
400 cytotoxic agents are available for commercial or experimental use with approval by
the federal food and drug administration (FDA). Research continues to contribute
discoveries in the area of chemotherapy as a cancer treatment modality and as a result of
this intensive investigation, new areas have been trapped for further study such as the use
of chemotherapeiutic agents as radio sensitizers, chemoprotectants, and compounds to
reduce multi drug resistance.5
A study done in London on chemotherapy and survival care verses supportive
care alone on 2714 patients shows an increased benefit from chemotherapy by increasing
the survival rate to 23%, an absolute improvement in survival of 9% at 12 months,
increasing survival from 20% to 29%. Thus, this study supports and proves that
chemotherapy increases the survival rate among cancer patients.6
A study was conducted on adverse drug reaction profile of cisplatin-based
chemotherapy regimen in tertiary care hospital in India. Cancer patients who received
cisplatin-based cancer chemotherapy were monitored for adverse reactions. The reactions
observed were nausea, alopecia, anorexia, vomiting, taste alteration, diarrhea,
constipation, tinnitus, and hypocalcaemia.7
Various studies have shown that information provided on chemotherapy helps the
patients to cope with the therapeutic regimen. A study was conducted on the information
needs and satisfaction with and communication of cancer patients receiving palliative
chemotherapy in Hong Kong by questionnaire method. It includes questions regarding
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four areas; patients demographic details, information needs perceptions on information
disclosure and perception on the clinical decision making process. A total 97 patients
were recruited and male to female ratio was 2:1. The result shows that females’ patients
were found to have more information needs than males. It was found that around 1/3rd of
patients were not given explanation or information about the prognosis and stage of
cancer. 60% of patients reported that they would like to have further information.8
A study was conducted in Delhi, India, to evaluate the effectiveness of
informational booklet on risk factors of cancer. The opinion regarding informational
booklet was collected from 30 undergraduate students. The study result showed that
93.67% students gained sufficient information from the booklet. Thus, this study
concludes that informational booklet was effective in increasing the knowledge of the
people.
With the expanded role of nurse, chemotherapy by itself has become an area of
specialization. Studies have found that there is lack of knowledge among cancer patients
regarding the side effects, and its management and educating cancer patients regarding
chemotherapy will help them to cope up and also ensure compliance with the treatment
regimen. Hence the researcher felt the need to develop an informational booklet as an
educational aid to improve the knowledge and attitude of patients regarding
chemotherapy.
6.2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE
. A study was conducted in French on chemotherapy, an age revealing process. The
study reports that elderly persons want to know about their diagnosis and therapeutic
alternatives. The respondents were feeling in good health before as well as having gone
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through hard times to enhance acceptability of chemotherapy. Possible issues are
perceived in a limited but often overestimated lap of life. At this time, actual age is not
present in the patients mind. But as a result of the treatment, patient feels sign of ageing.
Cancer and chemotherapy give rise to a feeling of loneliness and vulnerability never
known until this age.10
A study was conducted in Pakistan on 230 patients to assess the influence of
patient’s perception, beliefs and knowledge about cancer on treatment decision making.
The result shows that 28% did not have proper information about chemotherapy, 27%
thought that cancer is contagious, 27% believed in some myth, and 39.6 % thought that
cancer can be prevented by regular religious activities. 11
A study was conducted in USA on attitudes toward information about genetic risk
for cognitive impairment after cancer chemotherapy.160 breast cancer survivors (BC
group) and 205 healthy controls (HC group) were randomly assigned to respond to two
different clinical scenarios of genetic-related risk of cognitive impairment and severity of
CI after chemotherapy. Results indicated that the importance ascribed to genetic
information was greatest than CI likelihood and severity were both high and low (P<.05).
And the BC group was less likely to indicate genetic information would affect their
decision to receive chemotherapy than HC group (P>.001).Study concludes that women
believe it is important to receive genetic information, they might benefit from assistance
in the difficult task of integrating information about survival and risk for adverse late
effects from cancer treatment.12
A study was conducted in Italy on chemotherapy induced peripheral
neurotoxicity. The study shows that chemotherapy induced peripheral neurotoxicity
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(CIPN) is a common potentially severe and dose limiting adverse effect of cancer
treatment, however the effects of CIPN on the daily life of individual are not completely
understood. CIPN can be induced by several types of drugs that are widely used in the
treatment of solid and hematological malignancies. No drugs capable of preventing the
occurrence of CIPN or ameliorating its long term course are available and chemotherapy
schedule modification is often required to limit its severity, which could potentially
prevent patients from receiving the most effective treatment for cancer.13
A study was conducted in Manipal, India on Hair loss among 8 cancer
chemotherapeutic patients The results shows that, all had diffuse moderate aloepecia
within 1 month of starting treatment. Of the 8, 3 had only telogen hairs and 3 had high
dystrophic hair count. Both anagen and telogen effluvium are implicated.14
A study was conducted in Uttar Pradesh, India, on unusual nail pigmentation
following cyclophosphamide-containing chemotherapy regimen. The study reports that
patient developed pigmentation of nails after six cycles of cyclophosphamide,
methotrexate, and 5-flourouracil chemotherapy, each repeated after 28 days for breast
cancer. The patient developed nail pigmentation that started proximally and spread
distally and involved all the nails of both hands and feet except the second and third
toenails of right foot.15
A study was conducted in India, Kerala to evaluate the effect of chemotherapy on
distress, anxiety and depression among cancer patients. A total of 117 patients were
evaluated by using distress inventory for cancer (DIC2) and hospital anxiety and
depression scale (HADS). Majority of the patients were taking chemotherapy for solid
tumors (52; 44.4%). The results shows that the mean distress score was 24, 18 (15.38%)
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were found to have anxiety while 19 (16.23%) had depression. High social status was the
only factor found to influence distress while female gender was the only factor found to
influence depression in the present study.16
A randomized controlled trial study was conducted in Greece on Impact of
providing booklets about chemotherapy to newly presenting patients with cancer. This
study investigated the impact of a booklet about chemotherapy on patient satisfaction,
quality of life (QoL) and emotional distress, and assessed booklet use. The results show
that baseline characteristics were well balanced between the two groups. Experimental
group patients reported being significantly more satisfied with the information received
and care overall than those in the control group, felt significantly more and better
informed, and perceived the information received as being clearer and detailed. The
majority considered the booklet useful to read and helpful in recalling chemotherapy-
related Information.17
A purpose-based information assessment (PIA) was done to assess the
effectiveness of an informational booklet. One hundred and eighty-two patients and
family members were provided with a booklet on early-stage prostate cancer and its
treatment options, in the context of a clinical trial comparing two booklets. The results
shows that 86% of the participants wanted information for a mean of 5.8 purposes. 72.5%
rated the booklet at different levels of helpfulness across their purposes.18
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
A study to assess the effectiveness of informational booklet regarding chemotherapy on
knowledge and attitude among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy from a selected
cancer hospital, Bangalore.
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6.3 OBJECTIVES
1 To assess the knowledge of cancer patients regarding chemotherapy through
pretest.
2 To assess the attitude of cancer patients regarding chemotherapy through pretest.
3 To evaluate the effectiveness of informational booklet regarding chemotherapy
among cancer patients through post test.
4 To determine the relationship between post test knowledge scores of cancer
patients regarding chemotherapy with their selected demographic variables.
5 To determine the relationship between post test attitude scores of cancer patients
regarding chemotherapy with their selected demographic variables.
6.4 HYPOTHESIS
H1: There will be significant difference between pre test and post test knowledge
scores among cancer patients regarding chemotherapy .
H2: There will be significant difference between pretest and post test attitude scores
among cancer patients regarding chemotherapy .
H3:- There will be significant association between post test knowledge scores among
cancer patients on knowledge of chemotherapy with selected demographic variables.
H4: There will be significant association between post test attitude scores among
cancer patients on chemotherapy with selected demographic variables
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6.5 RESEARCH VARIABLES
1) Independent variables
In this study independent variables refers to the informational booklet.
2) Dependent variable
In this study dependent variables refers to the knowledge and attitude of cancer patients
receiving chemotherapy.
3) Demographic variables
In this study demographic variables refers to age, sex , education ,occupation ,income,
marital status.
6.6 OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS
Effectiveness:
The significant increase in the level of knowledge among cancer patients receiving
chemotherapy after administering booklet.
Informational booklet:
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It is small books which contain facts or truth on a particular topic. In this study it refers to
the small booklet containing chemotherapy schedule, side effects due to chemotherapy
and its management.
Chemotherapy:
This is the treatment of malignant disease with drugs containing specific anti-cancer
effects.
Knowledge:
In this study knowledge refers to the written responses of the patient regarding
chemotherapy which was measured through knowledge questionnaire.
Attitude:
In this study attitude refers the expressed belief and feelings of cancer patients towards
cancer chemotherapy and was measured by an attitude scale.
Cancer:
It is a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cell in any part of the body.
Cancer patients:
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In this study cancer patient refers to a person who has been diagnosed with some type of
malignant disease by a physician and will be receiving chemotherapy for the treatment of
cancer during the time of data collection.
7. 0 MATERIALS AND METHODS
7.1. SOURCES OF DATA:
Data will be collected from selected hospital Bangalore.
7.2 METHOD OF COLLECTION OF DATA
7.2.1 Research design:
Pre experimental study (one group pre test and post test design)
7.2.2 Population
Cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy admitted in the selected hospitals.
7.2.3 Sample size:
The sample size will be 60.
7.2.4 Sampling technique:
Purposive sampling technique will be adopted.
7.2.5 Criteria for selection of sample
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Inclusion criteria:
Both male and female cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy for the
treatment of cancer.
Patients who were present during the time of data collection.
Who can read and write kannada and English.
Patients between the age group of 20-60 years.
Exclusion criteria
Patients who are critically ill.
Patients who are receiving radiotherapy.
Who are professionals from the medical and nursing field.
Who are admitted in the other hospitals.
7.2.6 Research Setting:
Oncology wards in selected hospitals in Bangalore.
7.2.7 Tools for data collection:
a) A structured interview schedule to collect demographic variables.
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b) A structured self administered questionnaire will be given to cancer patients to
assess the pre test and post test knowledge.
c) Likert scale to assess the attitude of the cancer patients regarding
chemotherapy.
7.2.8 Data collection procedure:
The investigator will obtain permission from concerned authority and data will
be collect from the cancer patients based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Pre test
will be conducted on 60 samples using structured self administered questionnaire
followed by distribution of informational booklet regarding chemotherapy. After 10 days
post test will be conducted by using the same questionnaire to assess the effectiveness of
informational booklet.
7.2.9 Data analysis method
Data analysis will be done by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The
descriptive statistics like frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation and percentage
will be used to assess the socio demographic variables. The inferential statistics like
paired’t’ test and chi-square test will be used to compare the pre and post knowledge
scores and to find out the association between the pre test knowledge scores with
selected socio demographic variables respectively.
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7.3 DOES THE STUDY REQUIRE ANY INVESTIGATION OR INTERVENTION
TO BE CONDUCTED ON PATIENTS OR OTHER HUMAN OR ANIMALS?
No. Only informational booklet will be given and standard questionnaire will be used to
assess the knowledge and attitude among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
7.4 HAS ETHICAL CLEARANCE HAS BEEN OBTAINED FROM YOUR
INSTITUTION IN CASE OF 7.3?
Yes, a written permission from the hospital authority wil be obtained. Consent will be
obtained from patients before study. Confidentiality and anonymity of the subject will be
maintained.
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9 SIGNATURE OF THE
CANDIDATE
10 REMARKS OF THE GUIDE THIS STUDY WILL BE HELPFUL TO MANAGE SIDE EFFECT CAUSED BY CHEMOTHERAPY AMONG CANCER PATIENTS
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11.1
11.2
11.3
11.4
11.5
11.6
NAME AND DESIGNATION OF
GUIDE
SIGNATURE
CO- GUIDE
SIGNATURE
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT
SIGNATURE
MRS. HEMAM SANGEETA DEVI
HOD, MEDICAL SURGICAL
NURSING
SEA COLLEGE OF NURSING
BANGALORE – 49
MRS.GEETHA G
LECTURER
SEA COLLEGE OF NURSING
BANGALORE -49
MRS. HEMAM SANGEETA DEVI
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12.1
REMARKS OF THE PRINCIPAL
SIGNATURE
THE TOPIC SELECTED FOR THE STUDY IS RELEVENT AND CAN BE FORWARDED FOR NEEDFUL ACTION.
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