To Evaluate the Effectiveness of Awareness Program on Self Care Management among Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy

Abstract

Background: Cancer is one of the main life-threatening disease among all diseases. Besides a large number of care efforts dedicated to this disease in the health system, cancer also imposes high costs on society. Aim of the Study: To evaluate the effectiveness of awareness program on self care management among patients undergoing radiotherapy. Methods: In this, study participants are a head and neck cancer patient, Interventional approach, The one group pre-test and post-test design. The head and neck cancer patient having an age group of more than 20 years will be included as per inclusion/exclusion criteria. The efficacy of the awareness program on management of self care in undergoing radiotherapy patients will be assessed by a structured knowledge questionnaire and perception questionnaire on radiotherapy. Each test having 20 items and the duration of the test will be 20 min. The pre-test will be assessed first day then the informational booklet on self care management undergoing radiotherapy will be provided to each patient and after seven days post-test will be assessed. Expected Outcome: Primary outcomes include evaluation of the efficacy of awareness on self care management in patients undergoing radiotherapy. Secondary outcomes involve Association of  Knowledge and perception score related to management of self care among radiotherapy receiving patients related to their demographic variable. Conclusion: The study will be drawn from the results and after that article will be published in the peer-review journal.