2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of a Support Program Using Group Interventions for Cancer Outpatients Undergoing Chemotherapy and Their Families

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19592500
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Clinical nursing
Research Institution	Aomori University of Health and Welfare
Principal Investigator	NARUI Hiromi Aomori University of Health and Welfare, 健康科学部, 准教授 (10237620)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha)	HIRA Noriko 北海道医療大学, 看護福祉学部, 教授 (50113816) NUMATA Kyoko 放送大学, 愛媛学習センター, 客員教員 (00208282) HONMA Tomomi 青森県立保健大学, 健康科学部, 助教 (90315549)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
Keywords	外来がん化学療法 / がん患者・家族 / グループ介入 / 援助プログラム
Research Abstract	Toward improving the QOL of cancer outpatients undergoing chemotherapy as well as that of their families, an investigation was conducted to identify the needs of both with respect to everyday life. The results were used to develop a program that was designed to support the patients and their families by means of group interventions. Evaluation of the program showed its group interventions to be effective in helping cancer outpatients undergoing chemotherapy to overcome various difficulties they face in daily life and to receive medical treatment more proactively. The evaluation suggests that the support program is useful and practicable.

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