Family Actions to Overcome the Side Effects of Chemotherapy in Patients at Home

    December 2022 in “ Jurnal Riset Kesehatan ”
    Yuyun Bella Ria Br Batubara, Rani Lisa Indra, Lita Lita
    TLDR Families help manage chemotherapy side effects at home by providing preferred foods, keeping hair short, assisting with routines, and ensuring hydration.
    The study focused on the actions taken by families to help cancer patients manage the side effects of chemotherapy at home. Conducted with 134 families of cancer outpatients at Arifin Achmad Hospital in Riau Province, the research identified key supportive actions. These included providing preferred foods to combat nausea and vomiting (63% of patients), keeping hair short to manage hair loss (40.5%), assisting with routine management to alleviate fatigue (62.2%), preparing favorite foods to address appetite loss (74.2%), and ensuring adequate hydration to counter diarrhea (68.2%). These family actions were found to be effective in mitigating the side effects of chemotherapy, offering a potential reference for other families in similar situations.
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