Abstract:
This quasi-experimental research aimed to examine effects of The Symptom Management Program combined with Qigong on anxiety and fatigue in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. The samples were 40 patients with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy at Suratthani Hospital. The participants were random assigned into the control group and the experimental group. The groups were matched pairs between age and chemotherapy regimen. The control group received conventional nursing care while the experimental group received The Symptom Management program combined with Qigong together in addition to conventional nursing care. This program, based on the Symptom Management Model (Dodd, et al., 2001 and complementary concepts and family support. The instruments for collecting data were State Trait Anxiety Inventory and The Pipers Fatigue Scale. The instruments were tested for reliability with Cronbachs alpha coefficient of .92 and .94, respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and t-test statistic (Paired t-test and Independent t-test).
The major findings were as follows
1. The post test mean scores of anxiety of the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group (t = -11.12, p < .05).
2. The post test mean scores of fatigue of the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group (t = -6.48 , < .05).