Joel Raj, D P (2015) A study to evaluate the effectiveness of guided imagery technique on depression anxiety and stress among cancer patients receiving radiation therapy in erode cancer centre at Erode. Masters thesis, Nandha College of Nursing, Erode.
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Abstract
A study to evaluate the effectiveness of guided imagery technique on depression anxiety and stress among cancer patients receiving radiation therapy in erode cancer centre at Erode. The objectives of the study were: To assess the pre test and post test level of depression, anxiety and stress among cancer patients receiving radiation therapy in both experimental and control group. To implement and evaluate the effectiveness of guided imagery technique on the level of depression, anxiety and stress among cancer patients receiving radiation therapy. To find out the association between the pre test level of depression, anxiety and stress among cancer patients receiving radiation therapy with their selected demographic variables like age, gender, marital status, educational status, awareness of diagnosis and awareness of prognosis. The conceptual framework of the study was based upon Sister Callista Roy’s Adaptation model. The research approach used for this study was Experimental Approach and the research design was “Quasi Experimental Design”. 60 cancer patients receiving radiation therapy were selected for this study using purposive sampling technique. Data were collected with the help of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS 21) through interview method. The tool was given to five experts for content validity. This standardized scale’s reliability is 0.94. The tamil version of the tool s reliability was checked using test retest method and was found to be reliable (r= 0.9). Pilot study was conducted to find the feasibility of the study and to plan for data analysis. Guided Imagery intervention was given to the experimental group dividing them into 3 groups. Each group containing 10 members were given intervention for 30 minutes everyday for 3 weeks. After 3 weeks post test was done using the same scale for experimental and control group to assess the effectiveness of Guided Imagery technique on depression, anxiety and stress among cancer patients receiving radiation therapy. Descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (paired ‘t’ test, unpaired ‘t’ test and chisquare test) were used to analyze the data and test hypotheses.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Guided Imagery Technique; Depression; Anxiety; Stress; Cancer and Radiation Therapy. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Psychiatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Sep 2017 05:38 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Sep 2017 05:38 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/3222 |
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