Research Article
Needs and Self-Care Efficacy for Cancer Patients Suffering from Side Effects of Chemotherapy
Table 2
Distribution of the present history regarding chemotherapy and side effects of chemotherapy among the study patients.
| Items | N | % |
| Chemotherapy starting | | | From a month to less 6 months | 16 | 10.7 | From 6 month to less1year | 30 | 20.0 | From one year and more | 104 | 69.3∗ | Names of chemotherapy | | | No | 87 | 58.0∗ | Yes | 63 | 42.0 | Number of doses per a month | | | Single dose | 89 | 59.3∗ | Two doses | 34 | 22.7 | Three doses | 3 | 2.0 | Four doses | 24 | 16.0 | Session duration | | | Minutes | 9 | 6.0 | Hours | 123 | 82.0∗ | Days | 18 | 12.0 | Sides effects of chemotherapy appearance | | | Ddirectly from taken dose | 91 | 60.7∗ | Through one weak from taken session | 44 | 29.3 | Through 2 weeks | 15 | 10.0 | Continuous these symptoms | | | One day | 20 | 13.3 | 2–3 days | 24 | 16.0 | 1 weak | 30 | 20.0 | 2 weeks or more | 76 | 50.7∗ | Feel better after chemotherapy | | | Yes | 28 | 18.7 | No | 122 | 81.3∗ |
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∗indicate the highest value in statistical results.
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