The Effects of Psychosocial Intervention on Depression, Hope and Quality of Life of Home-Based Cancer Patients
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of psychosocial intervention on depression, hope\nand quality of life of home-based cancer patients. Methods: The study design was a nonequivalent control group\npretest-posttest design. Data were collected from September 21 to November 13, 2009. The subjects consisted\nof 81 cancer patients randomly selected who were registered at four public health center in Daegu, Korea. The\n39 subjects in the experimental group received a psychosocial intervention and the 42 subjects in the control group\nreceived the usual nursing care. The weekly psychosocial Intervention protocol was comprised of health\neducation, stress management, coping skill training and support (60 min) for eight weeks. Data were analyzed\nby using the SPSS/WIN 12.0 program. Results: Depression (F=23.303, p<.001) scores in the experimental group\nwere significantly less than that of the control group. Further, hope (F=58.842, p<.001) and quality of life\n(F=31.515, p<.001) scores were significantly higher than those reported by the control group. Conclusion: The\nfindings indicate that the psychosocial intervention was an effective intervention in decreasing depression and\nincreasing hope and quality of life of home-based cancer patients.\nKey Words: Psychosocial intervention, Cancer, Depression, Hope, Quality of life
Authors: Jeong Sook Park, Yun Jung Oh
Language: English
Topic: Cancer survivorship and care
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W124546861