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International Journal of Oncological Nursing and Practices Original Research

Impact of Counseling on Cancer Patient’s Depression Level

  1. Himalay Choudhary Department of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
  2. Lalita Rathore Department of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
  3. Lokesh Bhardwaj Department of Nursing, Imperial College of Nursing
  4. Yashawant Ramawat Department of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
  5. Jim Samuel Department of Nursing, Saraswati College of Nursing
  6. Yogeshwar Kumar Mutha Department of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
  7. Shatrughan Pareek Department of Nursing, Indian Railway Health Services

Abstract

Introduction: When given the dreaded and possibly fatal cancer diagnosis, patients go through a great deal of pain. Depression is one of the psychiatric problems that can arise after a cancer diagnosis. The purpose of the current research is to evaluate how well counseling therapy can lower depression levels in cancer patients. Methodology: Geetanjali Hospital in Udaipur provided the data for this study, which utilized a single-group, quasi-experimental analysis employing a pre-test, one-group post-test design. A practical sampling method was employed to select a total of 60 samples from the hospital's IPD (In-Patient Department) units. Result: As per findings, majority of patients (68.33%) had moderate, while 31.67% have mild depression. After the intervention, most of the patients (88.33%) were normal followed by 8.33% had mild depression and 03.33% had moderate depression. Moreover, stages of cancer and therapy method were having significant association with depression score. Conclusion: The current research found that counseling was highly effective in lowering stress levels in cancer patients. It is necessary to create a strategy for providing emotional support to all cancer patients.

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