Jessicca Esther, J (2017) A Study to assess the effectiveness of counselling on depression among patients with cancer admitted in the Cancer Institute (WIA) Chennai, Adyar. Masters thesis, Mohamed Sathak A.J.College of Nursing, Chennai.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Cancer is a major life — threatening disease. The world health organization predicts that the global numbers of new cancer patients are expected to be increased 15 million & more than 11 million will die from this disease in the year 2017 cancer is the second most common cancer of death because of the prolong mildness & suffering nearly 20 to 40% of cancer patients show emotional distress. AIM OF THE STUDY: To assess the pre & post test level of depression level of patients with cancer. To evaluate the effectiveness of counseling on depression among patients with cancer.To associate the post test level of Depression with selected demographic variables of cancer patients. METHODOLOGY: A study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of counselling on depression among patient's with cancer institute, Adyar, Chennai. Pre experimental one group, pre and post test research design was used. Totally 40 were selected by probability simple random sampling technique as per inclusion criteria. The data was collected by the standard tool by the investigator and were analyzed by descriptive and interstial stastistical methods. RESULTS: In the pre test, majority of cancer patient with 37 (92.5%) had moderate level of depression and only 3 (7.5%) had mild level of depression .In the Post test, majority of the cancer patient 35 (87.5%) had moderate level of depression and 5 (12.5%) had mild level of depression. The comparison of effectiveness of counselling on level of depression among cancer patients. In the pre test mean level of depression 55.14with SD 5.60 and the post test means level of depression 22.93 with SD 2.84. The calculate t = value 21.588 at p < 0.005 ee level, which clearly shows that there is significant different in the level of depression among cancer patients after counselling session .Thus the hypothesis H1 was accepted. CONCLUSION: There by investigator conclude that the counselling has significant effect for decrease the level of depression among cancer patient.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | (Reg.No.301531451) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | counselling ; depression ; patients ; cancer admitted ; Cancer Institute (WIA) ; Chennai ; Adyar. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Psychiatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2018 14:14 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2018 14:14 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/10030 |
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