The effects of add-on self-care education on quality of life and fatigue in gastrointestinal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Gastrointestinal cancer is one of the most common malignancies and imposes heavy burdens on both individual health and social economy. We sought to survey the effect of a self-care education program on quality of life and fatigue in gastrointestinal cancer patients who received chemotherapy. METHODS:Ninety-one eligible gastrointestinal cancer patients were enrolled in this study and 86 valid samples were analyzed. Data were acquired with a demographics questionnaire, endpoint multidimensional questionnaire and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) quality of life questionnaire QLQ-C30. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software. RESULTS:The self-care education intervention significantly improved the quality of life with respect to emoti

SUBMITTER: Xie J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7076856 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature