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| Title |
Effectiveness of chemotherapy counselling on self-esteem and psychological affects among cancer patients in Malaysia: Randomized controlled trial
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| Published in |
Patient Education & Counseling, January 2018
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.pec.2018.01.004 |
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| Authors |
Sherina Mohd-Sidik, Mehrnoosh Akhtari-Zavare, Ummavathy Periasamy, Lekhraj Rampal, Siti Irma Fadhilah, Rozi Mahmud |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study was to implement and evaluate the outcomes of chemotherapy counselling based on the "Managing Patients on Chemotherapy" module on self-esteem and psychological affect (anxiety, depression) of cancer patients by pharmacists in ten selected government hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia. A randomized control trial was conducted among 2120 cancer patients from April 2016 to January 2017 in ten selected government hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia. Cancer patients were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. The intervention group received chemotherapy counselling by pharmacists based on the "Managing Patients on Chemotherapy" module. The outcomes were assessed at baseline, 1st, 2nd and 3rd follow-ups after counselling. In the course of data analysis; independent sample t-test, chi-square and two-way repeated measures ANOVA were conducted. Mean scores of self-esteem in the intervention group had significant difference in comparison with those of the control group in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd follow-ups after counselling (P < 0.0001). Also, among those with depression and anxiety at baseline, there was reduction in depression and anxiety scores after the 1st, 2nd and 3rd follow-ups after counselling (p < 0.05). Repetitive counselling by pharmacists based on the "Managing Patients on Chemotherapy" module had positive effect on improving self-esteem and psychological affect of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in Peninsular Malaysia. This module can be used for all Malaysian cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy to improving self-esteem and psychological affect. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 172 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 172 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 26 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 8% |
| Researcher | 7 | 4% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 29 | 17% |
| Unknown | 71 | 41% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 27 | 16% |
| Psychology | 22 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 11 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 17 | 10% |
| Unknown | 73 | 42% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 February 2023.
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#3,344,414
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#601
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#71,296
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Outputs of similar age from Patient Education & Counseling
#10
of 64 outputs
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