Open AccessInvestigating the Effect of Self-Care Training on Life Expectancy and Quality of Life in Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer under Radiotherapy
Author(s) -
Davood Hekmatpou,
Azadeh Nasiri,
Fatholah Mohaghegh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asia-pacific journal of oncology nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2349-6673
pISSN - 2347-5625
DOI - 10.4103/apjon.apjon_47_18
Subject(s) - life expectancy , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , intervention (counseling) , expectancy theory , radiation therapy , cancer , physical therapy , psychology , nursing , population , social psychology , environmental health
A huge amount of the efforts made by health teams is dedicated to caring for cancer patients. This study has aimed to investigate the effect of self-care training on life expectancy and quality of life (QOL) in patients with gastrointestinal cancer who were under radiotherapy.