The effect of symptom management program combined with qigong on fatigue insomnia and anxiety in breast cancer persons undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy
Abstract:
This quasi-experimental research aimed to examine the effect of the Symptom Management Program combined with Qigong on fatigue insomnia and anxiety in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy. The study samples were 42 outpatients with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy at the Lerdsin Hospital. The participants were random into the control group and the experimental group. The groups were matched in terms of age, state of cancer, chemotherapy regimen and cycle of chemotherapy. The control group received conventional nursing care while the experimental group received the Symptom Management program combined with Qigong. This program, based on the Symptom Management Model (Dodd, et al., 2001) and complementary concepts, was comprised of four sessions: 1) symptom experience assessment, 2) knowledge providing, 3) Qigong practice, and 4) fatigue, insomnia and anxiety management evaluation. Data were collected by four instruments: Demographic data form, The Piper's fatigue scale, Insomnia severity index scale, and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The instruments were tested for content validity by 5 experts and tested for reliability with Cronbach's alpha coefficient of .96, .81, and .80 respectively. Statistical techniques used in data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation and wilcoxon signed ranks test and independent t-test. Results were as follows: 1. Mean scores of fatigue, insomnia, and anxiety of the breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy who received symptom management program combined with qigong at posttest was significantly lower than that of pretest at the .05 level. 2. Mean scores of fatigue, insomnia, and anxiety of the breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy who received symptom management program combined with qigong at posttest was significantly lower than those who receiving a conventional nursing care at the .05 level.