A study to assess the level of anxiety among breast cancer patients and to develop pamphlet on “positive living with ca breast” at SGRD hospital Amritsar, Punjab

Abstract

Today cancer is one of the most serious and dreaded diseases and the second major cause of death all over the world. Most breast cancer patients experience a loss of energy and an impairment of physical performance in the course of the disease. It has been estimated that this problem affects up to 70 % of breast cancer patients during Chemotherapy and Radiation therapy or after Surgery, these all lead to anxiety. The pamphlets coping strategies can improve the quality of life and functional status of breast cancer patients by reducing anxiety. Aim: to assess the level of anxiety among breast cancer patients and to develop pamphlets on “positive living with ca breast” at SGRD Hospital Amritsar, Punjab.

Materials and methods: A descriptive study was conducted to assess the level of anxiety of breast cancer patients, research design; convenient sampling technique was used to select the 60 patients at Oncology Department SGRD Hospital, Amritsar. Data were collected using the Beck inventory scale to assess the level of anxiety of breast cancer. The pamphlets were used coping strategies among breast cancer patients to relieve anxiety.

Result: The result of the study reveals that 100% of the patients were having the moderate anxiety among breast cancer patients. The mean value is 45.87 and the standard deviation is 3.955. Conclusion: Breast cancer patients undergoing treatment experienced a high level of anxiety symptoms. However used pamphlets coping strategies to cope with their illness in all treatment, emotional and physical symptoms.