International Journal of Science and Research
The Effect of Video Assisted Teaching with Reinforcement Booklet on Knowledge and Self-Care Management among Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
By Preetam Kumar Verma and Mariamma George.
Abstract
Objective
The objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of video assisted teaching with reinforcement booklet on knowledge and self-care behaviour of patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Design
A pre-test post-test control group design was used Samples: 120 patients undergoing chemotherapy and their care givers from the medical oncology and radiation oncology units of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. Convenient sampling technique, with alternative random assignment to assign subjects to experimental or control group.
Method
The control group included patients receiving routine care by health care members, whereas the experimental group included patients and their care givers who received video assisted teaching with informational booklet on self-care management of patients undergoing chemotherapy.