OBJECTIVES: To map self-management for pain in patients with cancer at all phases of the disease before examining the potential of pain self-care interventions for ill patients with cancer.
METHODS: A search was conducted on six electronic databases to locate studies published in English, from 2013 to 2023. We followed Arskey and O'Malley's Scoping Reviews guidelines.
RESULTS: This study thoroughly examined the provision of cancer pain self-management by healthcare professionals and identified four intervention types from 23 studies. Education emerged as the most prevalent form of self-management for cancer pain.
CONCLUSION: Guiding patients in managing their pain effectively, starting from their hospitalisation and extending to their discharge.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study used a quasiexperimental on 84 participants with DM, which was randomised into intervention (n=42) and control (n=42) groups. The intervention group was provided with health education through booklets and cell phone-based telenursing for four sessions and four sessions of follow-up, while the control group was given health education according to standards from the health centre (Puskesmas). All respondents had their FBG levels checked before, one month, and two months follow-up. The data were analysed using paired sample t-tests, independent samples t-test, and repeated ANOVA.
RESULTS: The mean FBG measurements in the intervention group prior to treatment were 210.88mg/dL, decreased to 173.21mg/dL in the first month, and 177.48mg/dL in the second month (follow-up), while the control group started at 206.36mg/dL, decreased to 182.55mg/dL in the first month, and 191.64mg/dL in the second month. The difference between the two groups was not significant in both the intervention and control groups, p=0.181.
CONCLUSION: Health education through mobile phone-based telenursing and standard health centres both affect FBG levels of people with DM.