2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of a nursing care program for chemotherapy-induced taste alterations
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20592546
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Clinical nursing
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| Research Institution | Gunma Prefectural College of Health Sciences |
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Principal Investigator |
KANO Taro 群馬県立県民健康科学大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (30312896)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2011
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| Keywords | 化学療法 / 味覚障害 / 介入プログラム / がん看護学 |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to develop a nursing care program for chemotherapy-induced taste alterations. The survey was taken to find out the actual conditions of patient's symptoms and problems about taste alterations, using our original taste alteration scale. About two hundred chemotherapy patients experiencing taste alterations participated in this study, and we developed a following care program : 1) symptom education for patients prior to the chemotherapy, 2) counseling and support for patient about 3-6 weeks after beginning of the chemotherapy, 3) restoring zinc, and 4) keep in mind the patients suffering from taste alterations.
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Research Products
(8 results)
