“DORLAN” Health Education in solving the physical and sexual problems of the gynecological cancer patients during chemotherapy

Dorlan Natalina Purba, Setyowati Setyowati, Yati Afiyanti

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Abstract

Gynecological cancer is one of the cancer types, which is deadly cancer among women. Chemotherapy is one of the medical treatment options to kill cancer cells. This study aimed to identify the effect of “DORLAN” Health Education on physical and sexual problems of gynecological cancer patients. Quasi-experimental pre-post-test with control group was used in this study. A sample of 94 women who were undergoing chemotherapy. Data collection was performed using demographic data questionnaires, a FACT-G questionnaire, a Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women (SSS-W) questionnaire, and a Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) questionnaire. The results of this study showed that the “DORLAN” Health Education Package significantly influenced the physical and sexual problems of gynecological cancer patients. “DORLAN” Health Education Package has a significant influence to solve the physical and sexual problems of women under chemotherapy treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)S210-S214
JournalEnfermeria Clinica
Volume31
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2021

Keywords

  • Chemotherapy
  • Gynecological cancer
  • Health education
  • Side effects chemotherapy

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