EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GUIDED IMAGERY TECHNIQUE ON PAIN AMONG PATIENTS WITH BREAST CANCER UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERAPY IN KAMALA NEHRU HOSPITAL, BHOPAL (MP.)
Author Name: *Ms.ReetaKumari Mishra, **Prof. T. Jayakumar, **Dr. Victor Devasirvadam
Volume: 01 & Issue:
Country: INDIA
DOI NO.: NA, DOI Link: http://doi-ds.org/doilink/08.2020-25662434/
Affiliation:
- GNMTC&Sidhi DistGovt. Hospital, Sishi, M.P, India
- Vice-Principal, L. N. Nursing College, Bhopal, M.P. India.
- M.Sc (N), Ph.D (Nsg), Principal
E-Mail:asir_72@hotmail.com
ABSTRACT
Breast cancer has ranked number one cancer among Indian females with age adjusted rate as high as 25.8 per 100,000 women and mortality 12.7 per 100,000 women Rof Spencer JW & Jacobs JJ,( 2015) ,said that over half of thepatients diagnosed with breast cancer suffer from pain. Often, analgesic medications do not completely relieve the pain and alternative measures are sought out for relief. Mind—body techniques such as guided imagery have been thought to be helpful and used as an adjuvant to pain relief. A Pre experimental study with one group pre-test post-test design with evaluative approach was adopted for the present study. The Numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) used to collect the data from 30 patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy attending OPD/Day care in Kamala Nehru Government Hospital, Bhopal. The samples were selected by using Non Probability convenient sampling technique and written& informed consent was taken from the Patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy.The socio demographic variables and clinical attribute variable of patient with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy significantly associated with the pre intervention pain score.
Key words: Breast cancer, Patients with breast cancer, Chemotherapy, Pain, Guided Imagery Technique, Numerical Pain Rating Scale.
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