ผลของโปรแกรม I (Love U)-131 ต่อสมรรถนะการดูแลตนเอง และพฤติกรรมของผู้ป่วยมะเร็งไทรอยด์

Pongsri  Khetjusturas; Rungrussamee  Srijundee

Authors

Pongsri Khetjusturas Inpatient Nursing Division, Nursing Mission, Lopburi Cancer Hospital
Rungrussamee Srijundee Inpatient Nursing Division, Nursing Mission, Lopburi Cancer Hospital

Keywords:

self-care competence, thyroid cancer, iodine-131

Abstract

This quasi-experimental research aimed to examine the effects of the I (Love U)-131 Program on self-care competence among thyroid cancer patients receiving iodine-131 therapy at Lopburi Cancer Hospital. The objectives were to compare the patients’ self-care knowledge and self-care behaviors between those who received the I (Love U)-131 Program and those who received routine nursing care. The sample consisted of 74 thyroid cancer patients who were admitted for iodine-131 therapy at Lopburi Cancer Hospital, Muang District, Lopburi Province. Participants were purposively selected and divided into two groups: a control group (n=37) receiving routine nursing care, and an experimental group (n=37) receiving nursing care using the I (Love U)-131 Program. The research instruments included (1) a general information questionnaire, (2) a self-care knowledge test for thyroid cancer patients during hospitalization and after discharge, (3) an observation form for self-care behaviors during hospitalization, and (4) a follow-up self-care behavior form on day 7 after discharge. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviations. The Mann–Whitney U test was used to compare mean scores of knowledge and self-care behaviors between groups. The results revealed that the experimental group had significantly higher mean scores of self-care knowledge than the control group (P<.001). Similarly, the experimental group showed significantly higher mean scores of self-care behaviors than the control group (P<.001). The findings indicate that the I (Love U)-131 Program effectively enhanced self-care competence among thyroid cancer patients receiving iodine-131 therapy.

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