PURPOSE/ OBJECTIVES: To test the hypotheses that preparatory informational interventions based on self-regulation theory delivered to radiation therapy (RT) recipients by staff nurses would reduce disruption in patients' usual life activities and have a positive effect on the moods of patients who tended to have pessimistic expectations about outcomes. DESIGN: A quasi-experimental design with repeated measures. SETTING: University-affiliated RT department. SAMPLE: 226 patients receiving RT for breast or prostate cancer. METHODS: The control-group patients received the nursing care that was the standard of practice before the experimental interventions were introduced. The experimental-group patients received theory-based interventions four different times from staff nurses. Patient data were collected by interview four different times. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES: Type of nursing interventions generated, optimistic or pessimistic expectations about outcomes (Life Orientation Test), amount of disruption in usual life activities (Sickness Impact Profile), and moods (Bi-Polar Profile of Mood States). FINDINGS: The patients who received the self-regulation theory-based nursing interventions experienced less disruption in their usual life activities during and following RT. Among the patients who tended to be pessimistic, those who received the theory-based interventions had a more positive mood than those who did not receive the interventions. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Staff nurses should use self-regulation theory-based interventions to help patients cope with RT.
PURPOSE/ OBJECTIVES: To test the hypotheses that preparatory informational interventions based on self-regulation theory delivered to radiation therapy (RT) recipients by staff nurses would reduce disruption in patients' usual life activities and have a positive effect on the moods of patients who tended to have pessimistic expectations about outcomes. DESIGN: A quasi-experimental design with repeated measures. SETTING: University-affiliated RT department. SAMPLE: 226 patients receiving RT for breast or prostate cancer. METHODS: The control-group patients received the nursing care that was the standard of practice before the experimental interventions were introduced. The experimental-group patients received theory-based interventions four different times from staff nurses. Patient data were collected by interview four different times. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES: Type of nursing interventions generated, optimistic or pessimistic expectations about outcomes (Life Orientation Test), amount of disruption in usual life activities (Sickness Impact Profile), and moods (Bi-Polar Profile of Mood States). FINDINGS: The patients who received the self-regulation theory-based nursing interventions experienced less disruption in their usual life activities during and following RT. Among the patients who tended to be pessimistic, those who received the theory-based interventions had a more positive mood than those who did not receive the interventions. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Staff nurses should use self-regulation theory-based interventions to help patients cope with RT.
Authors: Scott C Roesch; Linda Adams; Amanda Hines; Alan Palmores; Pearlin Vyas; Cindy Tran; Shannon Pekin; Allison A Vaughn Journal: J Behav Med Date: 2005-06
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