Development of an educating tool to improve self-assessment abilities for patients participating in cancer clinical trials.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20791718
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Clinical nursing
Research Institution	Hyogo University of Health Sciences
Principal Investigator	TAKAYAMA Kyoko Hyogo University of Health Sciences, 看護学部, 助教 (30461172)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000) Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords	がん看護 / 臨床試験 / 化学療法 / がん / 看護学
Research Abstract	For outpatients participating in cancer clinical trials, a self-assessment note was devised to record changes of symptoms and their own concerns, and then applied it to patients. As a result, patients became aware of their changes though recording their symptoms and concerns, and reported it to healthcare professionals, using a self-assessment note at first course. It had psychological effects such as bringing a sense of ease and perceived potential resilience on outpatients participating in cancer clinical trials by recording their own symptoms on a self-assessment note and holding it.