scholarly journals Éber, tudatos figyelemre épülő, a rákbetegséggel való megküzdést segítő program (MBCR) hatásvizsgálata magyar rákbetegek körében

2017 ◽  
Vol 158 (33) ◽  
pp. 1293-1301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magda Rohánszky ◽  
Károly Berényi ◽  
Dóra Fridrik ◽  
Henriette Pusztafalvi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract: Introduction and aim: Employment of mindfulness-based programs and techniques in the treatment of cancer patients have spread exponentially in the past decade. A large number of studies have proved the effectiveness of the program in the reduction of stress symptoms, depression and anxiety, and the improvement of sleep and mood patterns. The present study was done at Firebird Foundation and examines the effectiveness of the complex, MBCR (mindfulness-based cancer recovery)-based psycho-social intervention in the treatment of cancer patients. Method: The experimental group consisted of 101 people with various types and states of cancer. The control group consisted of 72 adjusted people. We did measurements (PPS, HADS, FACT-G, POMS-SF, Freiburg Adaptation Questionnaire) before the intervention (T1), right after the 8-week intervention (T2), and 6 months after the intervention (T3). Results: The experimental group showed significant improvement in the measured psychological variables, and in few aspects of life quality between T1 and T2. There was a decrease in levels of observed stress and depression, and an escalation in optimism and vitality. We found a decrease in depressive and minimizing coping scores as well. There was a significant improvement in two dimensions of quality of life, and all these positive changes remained present by the end of the follow-up period (T3). In the control group, we only found a significant increase in minimizing coping scores at the time of T3 measurements. This is the first impact assessment study done on cancer patients using MBCR techniques in Hungary. Conclusions: The MBCR program is a very effective psychosocial intervention among cancer patients; it has a long term significant impact on mood and quality of life. Orv Hetil. 2017; 158(33): 1293–1301.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Effects of a Mobile Health App on Reducing Patient Care Needs and Improving Quality of Life After Oral Cancer Surgery: Quasiexperimental Study

10.2196/18132 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. e18132
Author(s):  
Tze-Fang Wang ◽  
Rou-Chen Huang ◽  
Su-Chen Yang ◽  
Chyuan Chou ◽  
Lee-Chen Chen
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Oral Cancer Patients ◽  
Experimental Group

Background Intervention with a mobile Health (mHealth) app can improve the efficacy of early detection of oral cancer and the outcomes for patients taking oral anticancer medications. The quality of life of oral cancer patients is significantly reduced within three months after surgery; also, their needs for nursing care and health information increase, mainly due to side effects and associated psychological problems. Objective This study aimed to evaluate changes in the care needs and quality of life of patients with oral cancer after receiving the intervention of a newly developed mHealth app. Methods After surgery, oral cancer patients were divided into an experimental group (n=50) who received the mHealth app intervention and a control group (n=50) who received routine health care and instruction. After 3 months of intervention, survey questionnaires were used to assess the patients’ quality of life, nursing care needs, and acceptance of the mHealth app. Results The physiological care needs were significantly decreased in the experimental group compared with the control group (P<.05). Although the differences were not statistically significant, the psychological needs, communication needs, and care support needs all improved after the mHealth app intervention. The overall improvement in quality of life was higher in the experimental group than in the control group (–7.24 vs –4.36). In terms of intention to use, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use, the acceptability scores of the mHealth app were significantly increased after 3 months of intervention (P<.05). Conclusions Compared with routine health care and instruction, for patients after surgery, the education/information intervention using the mHealth app significantly reduced their nursing care needs, improved their quality of life, and increased their acceptance of using an mHealth app on a mobile device. These findings can provide a theoretical basis for future health care app design and improvement. This study suggests that an mHealth app should be incorporated into the routine care of oral cancer patients to provide medical information quickly and improve their self-management abilities, thereby reducing the patients’ need for physiological care and improving their quality of life. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04049968; https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04049968

Effect of Providing Cancer Patients With the Audiotaped Initial Consultation on Satisfaction, Recall, and Quality of Life: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study

2000 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 3052-3060 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.M.L. Ong ◽  
M.R.M. Visser ◽  
F.B. Lammes ◽  
J. van der Velden ◽  
B.C. Kuenen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Diagnostic Information ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Double Blind Study ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Younger Patients ◽  
Experimental Group

PURPOSE: By means of a randomized double-blind study, the effect of providing taped initial consultations on cancer patients’ satisfaction, recall, and quality of life was investigated. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Consecutive cancer patients referred to either the gynecology or medical oncology outpatient clinic were eligible. Initial consultations were audiotaped. Patients were either provided with the tape (experimental group) or not (control group). Baseline variables included sociodemographics, preferences for information, coping styles, and clinical characteristics. Follow-up (after 1 week and 3 months) variables included attitudes toward the intervention, satisfaction, recall, and quality of life. Assessments took place through mailed questionnaires and telephone interviews. RESULTS: Two hundred one patients were included (response, 71%), 105 in the experimental group and 96 in the control group. Most patients (75%) listened to the tape, the majority of which (73%) listened with others. Almost all patients, both in the experimental group (96%) and control group (98%) were positive about the intervention. Expectations were confirmed; patients provided with the tape were more satisfied (P < .05) and recalled more information (P < .01) than patients without the tape. The intervention did not have an effect on quality of life. An interaction effect was found between the intervention and patients’ age on satisfaction with the taped consultation (P < .01) and recall of diagnostic information (P < .01); access to tapes seems more helpful in enhancing satisfaction in younger patients and recall of diagnostic information in older patients. CONCLUSION: Cancer patients and their families value the taped initial consultation. This intervention enhances their satisfaction and improves their recall of information. Tapes seem more helpful in enhancing satisfaction in younger patients and recall of diagnostic information in older patients.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Effects of a Mobile Health App on Reducing Patient Care Needs and Improving Quality of Life After Oral Cancer Surgery: Quasiexperimental Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tze-Fang Wang ◽  
Rou-Chen Huang ◽  
Su-Chen Yang ◽  
Chyuan Chou ◽  
Lee-Chen Chen
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Oral Cancer Patients ◽  
Experimental Group

BACKGROUND Intervention with a mobile Health (mHealth) app can improve the efficacy of early detection of oral cancer and the outcomes for patients taking oral anticancer medications. The quality of life of oral cancer patients is significantly reduced within three months after surgery; also, their needs for nursing care and health information increase, mainly due to side effects and associated psychological problems. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate changes in the care needs and quality of life of patients with oral cancer after receiving the intervention of a newly developed mHealth app. METHODS After surgery, oral cancer patients were divided into an experimental group (n=50) who received the mHealth app intervention and a control group (n=50) who received routine health care and instruction. After 3 months of intervention, survey questionnaires were used to assess the patients’ quality of life, nursing care needs, and acceptance of the mHealth app. RESULTS The physiological care needs were significantly decreased in the experimental group compared with the control group (<i>P</i>&lt;.05). Although the differences were not statistically significant, the psychological needs, communication needs, and care support needs all improved after the mHealth app intervention. The overall improvement in quality of life was higher in the experimental group than in the control group (–7.24 vs –4.36). In terms of intention to use, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use, the acceptability scores of the mHealth app were significantly increased after 3 months of intervention (<i>P</i>&lt;.05). CONCLUSIONS Compared with routine health care and instruction, for patients after surgery, the education/information intervention using the mHealth app significantly reduced their nursing care needs, improved their quality of life, and increased their acceptance of using an mHealth app on a mobile device. These findings can provide a theoretical basis for future health care app design and improvement. This study suggests that an mHealth app should be incorporated into the routine care of oral cancer patients to provide medical information quickly and improve their self-management abilities, thereby reducing the patients’ need for physiological care and improving their quality of life. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04049968; https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04049968

scholarly journals Clinical application effect evaluation of Kanglaite combined with DCF chemotherapy program in patients with gastric cancer

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haibin Ding
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Clinical Application ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Effective Rate ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Experimental Group

Objective: To evaluate the clinical application effect of Kanglaite combined with DCF chemotherapy program in the patients with gastric cancer. Methods: 86 cases who were all the gastric cancer patients admitted to our hospital from February 2014 to June 2016 were selected, according to randomly divided into two groups, control group and experimental group. The control group was treated with DCF treatment, and the experimental group were treated with Kanglaite combined DCF chemotherapy program, and the therapeutic effects, the quality of life of patients and incidence rate of adverse reactions in two groups were observed and compared. Result: Compared with the control group, the total effective rate and the quality of life score of the experimental group were significantly higher, and the incidence of adverse reactions was less (P < 0.05). Conclusion: In clinic, Kanglaitecombined with DCF chemotherapy program on patients with gastric cancer, can improve the treatment effect and life quality of patients, with less adverse reaction and high application value.

scholarly journals Analysis of Cancer Patients Characteristics and the Self-ruqyah Treatment to the Patients Spiritual Life Quality

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (T2) ◽  
pp. 224-228
Author(s):  
M. Fais Satrianegara ◽  
Anwar Mallongi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
The Self ◽  
Spiritual Life ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Age Range

AIM: The research aimed is to analyze the characteristics of cancer patients and the self-ruqyah treatment to the spiritual life quality among patients. METHODS: The research used the analytical observation studies with 20 respondents who were selected using the purposive sampling technique. In the research, the depression was measured with the beck depression inventory and the quality of life was measured with (FACT-G) and the spiritual life quality with FACIT Sp.12 (the functional assessment of the chronic illness therapy spiritual) on the case (experimental). Namely, 10 cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy who participated in the self-ruqyah treatment program and the control group, namely 10 patients who did not participate in program. After 25 days, the cancer patients of both groups were examined their cortisol saliva and were measured their levels of depression, life quality, and spiritual life quality. RESULTS: This study illustrates that the number of cancer patients are more female (65%) than male (35%). Then, the risk of the age group, then the age range most often found in this study is the age range of 40–49 years which is as much as 55%, then the age of 50–59 (25%) and the rest in the young age group (20%). The number of respondents sampled in this study was mostly found in the middle/junior high school education gap of 40%, not at school or elementary school at 35% and respondents who had a Strata education of 25%. Most all patients who were sampled in this study had a permanent job of 30% as civil servants or 25% private, the rest stopped working because of suffering from this disease as much as 30%. CONCLUSION: There are differences in the average value of quality of life in cancer patients who do independent ruqyah therapy and who do not do ruqyah independently.

scholarly journals Effect of Combining Traditional Chinese Medicine with Hormonal Therapy on Quality of Life and Tumor Markers of Prostate Cancer Patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Pengpeng Gai ◽  
Na Li ◽  
Min Liu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Tumor Markers ◽  
Hormonal Therapy ◽  
Specific Antigen ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Androgen Independent

Objective. To explore the effect of combining traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with hormonal therapy on the quality of life and tumor markers of prostate cancer patients. Methods. A total of 60 prostate cancer patients treated in Zibo Central Hospital from June 2017 to June 2021 were selected for the retrospective analysis study and divided into the control group and experimental group based on whether applying TCM treatment, with 30 cases each. The patients in the experimental group received the combined treatment of TCM and hormonal therapy, and those in the control group only accepted the hormonal therapy, so as to analyze their clinical efficacy and tumor marker levels after treatment. Results. The patients’ general information were not statistically different ( P > 0.05 ); after treatment, the levels and ratios of total prostate-specific antigen (TPSA) and free prostate-specific antigen (FPSA) of patients in both groups were improved, and the experimental group obtained significantly lower TPSA and FPSA levels ( P < 0.05 ) and higher TPSA/FPSA ratios ( P < 0.05 ); the incidence of androgen-independent prostate cancer was significantly lower in the experimental group than in the control group (8 vs. 16, P < 0.05 ); in addition, the time to develop into the androgen-independent prostate cancer was longer in patients of the experimental group than those of the control group ( P < 0.05 ); the treated patients in the experimental group obtained obviously higher Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Prostate (FACT-P) quality of life scores and Karnofsky score (KPS) than those in the control group ( P < 0.05 ), and the number of patients with recovered PSA levels was significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group ( P < 0.05 ). Conclusion. Combining self-made TCM formula with hormonal therapy can effectively improve the levels of prostate tumor markers and postpone the progress of developing from prostate cancer to androgen-independent prostate cancer, which is conducive to promoting the patients’ quality of life.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Music Therapy on the Quality of Life and Improvement of Syndrome in Women Suffering from Dysthymia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Rahimi ◽  
Ali Reza Bakhshayesh ◽  
Maryam Salehzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Background: Music therapy as a scientific approach plays an important role in the treatment of some psychopaths. Therefore, the present study aims at investigating the effectiveness of music therapy on the quality of life and improvement of syndrome in women suffering from dysthymia. Methods: The research project was quasi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test and control group. All the women suffering from dysthymia who approached to psychological clinics of Yazd in 2018 contained the statistical population of the study. 30 of them were selected by purposive sampling method and were randomly categorized into experimental and control groups (15 persons). Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) were filled before and after intervention by people. Music therapy has been experimented on experimental group for 4 weeks and during 1 month. The findings were analyzed by SPSS-21 and covariance analysis. Results: Findings showed that the scores of subjects in the variables of life quality were significantly different from those in the variables of syndrome development and music therapy had a significant effect on quality of life and the improvement of syndrome among women in experimental group. Conclusion: As a result, participating in music therapy sessions could increase the level of life quality and syndrome improvement among women suffering from dysthymia.

scholarly journals Effect of royal jelly capsule on quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis: A double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Royal Jelly ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Jelly Capsule

Background: Among the most important chronic diseases is multiple sclerosis (MS) leading to physical disability and decrease in the patientsʼ quality of life. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of the royal jelly capsule on the life quality of patients with MS. Methods: This randomized clinical trial study was conducted on a total of 100 patients referring to the MS Society of Hamadan, Iran, in 2018. Allocation sequences were determined using block randomization with a block size of 4, and the subjects were assigned to the intervention and control groups according to a predetermined sequence. The intervention group received one royal jelly capsule (500 mg) daily, and the control group received a placebo capsule for 90 days. The life quality of the patients and their daily activities were evaluated using the specific questionnaire for the life quality of the patients with MS and Barthel Index of Daily Living Activities before and after the intervention. Data analysis was performed by Stata software (version 13) and appropriate statistical tests with a significance level of 0.05. Results: The comparison of the mean score of the patientsʼ life quality showed that it was higher in the experimental group in the post-intervention (66.51±15.08) than that reported for the control group (51.31±15.08) after controlling possible confounding factors, which was statistically significant (P<0.001). Furthermore, Cohen's d (1.01; 95% CI: 0.59-1.42) also indicated the intended large effect size of the intervention. The comparison of daily activity status scores between the two groups also demonstrated an improvement in the experimental group (18.76±1.44), compared to that of the control group (16.96±3.01), which was statistically significant (P=0.001). Conclusions: Based on the findings of the current study, it can be concluded that the use of the royal jelly supplement can be effective in the improvement of the life quality of the patients with MS.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Teaching Stress Management on Self-Efficacy and Quality of Life in Divorcées

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Parvin Ehteshamzadeh ◽  
Zahra Dashtbozorgi ◽  
Rezvan Homaii ◽  
Zahra Zarei ◽  
Laleh Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Stress Management ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Stress Management Training ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

<p>This research aims to study the influence of stress management training in self-efficacy and quality of life of the divorcées in Ahvaz. The research sample consists of 15 divorcées in a control group and 15 in an experimental group, selected by simple random sampling. The self-efficacy Rolandick and Life Quality SF_36 Questionnaires were used in this research. The research project was of pre-test and post-test type with control group. Pre-test was administered for both groups and then stress management teaching as the independent variable was administered on experimental group, after completion of, post-test was administered on both groups. The MANCOVA was used to analyze data. The results showed that compared to the control group, stress management training increased self-efficacy and quality of life beliefs of divorcées in the experimental group.</p>

Effectiveness of mobile applications on healthy lifestyles aimed at diabetic patients: review of systematic reviews. (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Jesús Represas Carrera Sr ◽  
Ángel Alfredo Martínez Ques Sr ◽  
Ana Clavería Fontán Sr
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Healthy Lifestyles ◽  
Major Public Health Problem

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus is currently a major public health problem worldwide. It is traditionally approached in a clinical inpatient relationship between the patient and the healthcare professional. However, the rise of new technologies, particularly mobile applications, is revolutionizing the traditional healthcare model through the introduction of telehealthcare. OBJECTIVE (1) To assess the effects of mobile applications for improving healthy lifestyles on the quality of life and metabolic control of diabetes mellitus in adult patients. (2) To describe the characteristics of the mobile applications used, identify the healthy lifestyles they target, and describe any adverse effects their use may have. METHODS Review of systematic reviews and meta-analysis, following the guidelines of the Cochrane Collaboration and the Joanna Briggs Institute. We included studies that used any mobile application aimed at helping patients improve self-management of diabetes mellitus by focusing on healthy lifestyles. Studies needed to include a control group receiving regular care without the use of mobile devices. In May 2018, a search was conducted in Medline, Embase, Cochrane, LILACS, PsychINFO, Cinahl and Science Direct, updated in May 2019. The methodological quality of the studies was assessed using the Amstar-2 tool. RESULTS Seven systematic reviews of 798 articles were initially selected for analysis. The interventions had a duration of between 1 and 12 months. Mobile applications focused singly or simultaneously on different lifestyles aspects (diet, physical exercise, motivation, blood glucose levels, etc.). There are significant changes in HbA1c values, body weight and BMI, although in others, such as lipid profile, quality of life, or blood pressure, there is no clear improvement. CONCLUSIONS There is clear evidence that the use of mobile applications improves glycemic control in diabetic patients in the short term. There is a lack of evidence in its long-term benefits. It is thus necessary to carry out further studies to learn about the long-term effectiveness of mobile applications aimed at promoting the healthy lifestyles of diabetic patients. CLINICALTRIAL PROSPERO Register: CRD42019133685

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