Judith Marian Dominica, Johnson (2012) A Pre-experimental study to evaluate the caregiver role strain experienced and coping strategies adopted among caregivers of patients with cancer receiving palliative care before and after Information, Education and Communication Package at Dr.G.Viswanathan Hospital Palliative Care Unit, Trichy during the year 2011-2012. Masters thesis, Dr. G. Sakunthala College of Nursing, Trichy.
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Abstract
A Pre-experimental study to evaluate the caregiver role strain experienced and coping strategies adopted among caregivers of patients with cancer receiving palliative care before and after Information, Education and Communication package at Dr.G.Viswanathan Hospital palliative care unit,Trichy during the year 2011-2012. OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the caregiver role strain experienced by caregivers of patients with cancer receiving palliative care before and after IEC. 2. To assess the coping strategies adopted by the caregivers of patients with cancer receiving palliative care before and after IEC. 3. To find the relationship between caregiver role strain experienced and coping strategies adopted among caregivers of patients with cancer receiving palliative care. 4. To find the association between the caregiver role strain with selected demographic variables. After ten days, post test was conducted using the same questionnaire. The same procedure was followed to all groups of caregivers of patients with cancer receiving palliative care. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK: Penders Health Promotion Model. Research design: A pre experimental design, one group pre test and post test. O1 = pretest assessment of caregiver role strain experienced and coping strategies. X = Intervention. O2 = post test assessment of Caregiver role strain experienced and coping strategies adopted. Population: Caregivers of patients with cancer receiving palliative care admitted at Dr.G.Viswanathan Hospital palliative care unit, Trichy were selected as the population of this study. Nearly 5 cancer patients receiving palliative care were admitted in the in-patient unit per day. Sample Size: 30 caregivers of patients with cancer receiving palliative care. Sampling: Convenience sampling technique.Each day 3 Caregivers of patients with cancer who met the inclusion criteria were selected for the study. Setting: Dr.G.Viswanathan Hospital palliative care unit, Trichy. Tool: Tool –I a Standardised caregiver role strain index was used to assess the caregiver role strain of patients with cancer receiving palliative care. Tool-2 A Standardised coping strategies scale was a likert scale,with 4 items with positive coping strategies. Data Collection: Each day three samples were selected for the interview. A pretest was conducted by using Standardised Questionnaire that consisted of demographic variables,part-II clinical variables, part-III caregiver rolestrain index and part-IV coping strategies scale.After the pretest, they were given Information, Education and Communication package for about 30 minutes using digital video disc. The IEC programme contained information regarding cancer, symptom management, palliative care,grief model,dependency role change and management of social isolation. After ten days,post test was conducted using the same questionnaire.The same procedure was followed to all groups of Caregivers of patients with cancer receiving Palliative care. Data analysis : Descriptive statistics Number, Percentage, Mean, Standard deviation and inferential statistics Paired t-test, Chi-Square test were used to test the research hypothesis. MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE STUDY: 1. Majority of the caregivers of patients with cancer receiving palliative care were having severe strain before IEC. 2. Majority of the caregivers of patients with cancer receiving palliative care had adopted moderately adequate coping strategies before IEC. 3. There was a significant difference between the caregiver role strain experienced by caregivers of patients with cancer receiving palliative care before and after IEC. 4. There was a significant difference between the coping strategies adopted by caregivers of patients with cancer receiving palliative care before and after IEC. 5. There was a significant relationship between the caregiver role strain experienced and coping strategies adopted by caregivers of patients with cancer receiving palliative care before and after IEC. 6. There was no significant association between caregiver role strain and selected demographic variables such as age and gender.Hence the stated research hypothesis was accepted for selected demographic variables such asmarital status, education,family type, income and occupation. CONCLUSION: 1. Caregiver role strain experienced can be minimised and coping strategies can be enhanced by a successful Information, Education and Communication package directed to the caregivers of patients with cancer receiving palliative care. 2. The study has given clues that majority of caregivers of cancer patients receiving palliative care had severe role strain and only a few practised moderately adequate coping strategies which guided the investigator to perform a Information, Education and Communication package about cancer and symptom management, palliative care,grief model, dependency role change and management of social isolation.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Caregiver role strain experienced and coping strategies, caregivers of patients, cancer receiving palliative care before and after, Information, Education, Communication Package, Dr.G.Viswanathan Hospital Palliative Care Unit, Trichy. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Medical Surgical Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Aug 2020 03:36 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Aug 2020 03:36 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/12832 |
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