A study to evaluate the effectiveness of self-instructional module (SIM) in terms of knowledge and attitude regarding home care management among patients with cancer admitted selected hospital at Meerut

Abstract

Aim: A study to evaluate the effectiveness of self-instructional module (SIM) in terms of knowledge and attitude regarding home care management among patients with cancer admitted selected hospital at Meerut.Methods: A study was conducted using quantitative research approach at valentis cancer hospital, Meerut. Pre experimental research design has been adopted. The conceptual Framework utilized in this study was Orem’s self-care deficit theory. The total sample size was 50. Non probability purposive sampling technique was used. Data collection was done using structured interview schedule and grinder modified attitude scale. Result: The mean posttest knowledge scores (18.2) and S.D (2.94) is higher than the mean pretest knowledge scores (15.32) and SD (4.45) with a mean difference 2.88. The obtained mean difference was found to be statically significant as evident from ’t’ value 3.65 which is greater than the table value of 2.02 at 0.05 level of significance. Hence null Hypothesis H01 was rejected and research hypothesis H1 was accepted. It can be inferred that the self-instructional module for cancer patients regarding home care management was effective in improving their knowledge. 16(32%) were having good knowledge, 29(58%) were having average knowledge, 5(10%) having below average knowledge in pretest. In bt test were good knowledge 29(58%) and 21(42%) were having average knowledge. The mean post attitude scores (92.28) is higher than the mean pretest attitude scores (86.62), the standard deviation of pre-test is 10.02 while post-test is 9.97, with a mean difference 5.26. Coefficient of correlation (r-value) between post-test knowledge and attitude scores was found to be 0.28 is higher than table value (.273). Chi square there is no association between knowledge score of the subjects regarding home care management among cancer patients with other selected demographic variables.Conclusion: The present study revealed that there is a proper home care management is needed for subsiding the side effects of cancer treatment. Researcher also observed that patients and their family members faced a tremendous stressed up situation while dealing with cancer treatment and self-instructional module was helped to improve knowledge regarding home care management.