The purpose of this study is to compare the fatigue in lung cancer patients receiving chemotherapy treatment, between the education programme in self-care a multidisciplinary with the group who received standard care.
Educate of self-care by Oncology nurses to relieve and prevent the fatigue of cancer chemotherapy, and provide the manual to read at home, take about 15 minutes. By using home exercise program, 30 minutes of physical education. Teaching and demonstration exercises of the muscles to breath and conservation of energy during exercise and record the exercise/walking diary, the nutritional education nutrition counseling, psychiatric assessment,self-care prevention of depression.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
60
Educate of self-care by Oncology nurses to relieve and prevent the fatigue of cancer chemotherapy, and provide the manual to read at home, take about 15 minutes. By using home exercise program, 30 minutes of physical education. Teaching and demonstration exercises of the muscles to breath and conservation of energy during exercise and record the exercise/walking diary, the nutritional education nutrition counseling, psychiatric assessment,self-care prevention of depression.
standard education before and after chemotherapy
Department of Chemotherapy Unit, Rajavithi Hospital
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Measure fatigue by questionnaires
Time frame: August 2011 to august 2012 (up to 1 year)
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