Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of lifestyle intervention on the development of fatigue, nutritional status and quality of life of patients with gynecologic cancer. Methods: A nonequivalent control group quasi-experimental design was used. Participants were 49 patients with gynecologic cancer. They were assigned to the experiment group (n=24) or the control group (n=25). The lifestyle intervention for this study consisted of physical activity, nutritional education, telephone call counseling, health counseling, monitoring for lifestyle, and affective support based on Cox’s Interaction Model of Client Health Behavior and was implemented for six weeks. Results: Significant group differences were found for fatigue (p =.037), nutritional status (p =.034) and social/family well-being (p =.035) in these patients with gynecologic cancer. Conclusion: Results indicate that this lifestyle intervention is effective in lessening fatigue, and improving nutritional status and social/family well-being. Therefore, nurses in hospitals should develop strategies to expand and provide lifestyle interventions for patients with cancer.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 812-822 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015.12 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
-
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Fatigue
- Gynecologic neoplasm
- Lifestyle
- Nutrition
- Quality of life
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Effects of lifestyle intervention on fatigue, nutritional status and quality of life in patients with gynecologic cancer'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Cite this
- APA
- Author
- BIBTEX
- Harvard
- Standard
- RIS
- Vancouver