Pain, Fatigue and Death Anxiety in the patients undergoing Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Routine care. spiritual care including:1- Primary assessment of attitude and beliefs of patients about spirituality and religion, 2- supportive presence (such as:
demonstrating empathy
facilitating expression of thoughts and feelings and etc.), 3- Facilitation of religious ceremonies, 4- Remembering the meaning and impacts of turmoil and ailment, and 5- Biblio-therapy (reading the s
he spent 50 minutes for each patient. In the supportive system, the patients were asked whom they would like to see them morrow. After the person was identified he/she was contacted and asked to come
Sponsors
Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Suffering from gastric cancer Only under treating with chemotherapy Having a healthy sight, touch and hearing Lack of mental illness Having pain Having a tired feeling at least moderate Death anxiety at least moderate Not taking pain medication
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The unwillingness of the patient to continue cooperation The patient died Change the treatment process Diagnosis of psychiatric illness during the study Early discharge Prescribing or taking a pain medication
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: Before intervention and three days after intervention. Method of measurement: Using the Visual Analog Scale.;Death Anexity. Timepoint: before intervention and three days after intervention. Method of measurement: templers death anexity scale.;Fatigue. Timepoint: before intervention and three days after intervention. Method of measurement: fatigue severity scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactKourosh Amini
Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed