Modified Pro-Self Pain Control to Increase Activity in Patients with Colorectal Cancer
Abstract: Barriers to
performing activities of daily living are common complaints of patients with
cancer. One of the factors causing these barriers is pain. A modified pro-self
pain control is a method used to enhance the patients’ ability to cope with pain
to increase their activity.
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the modified pro-self pain control
to increase activity in patients with colorectal cancer undergoing
chemotherapy.
Methods: The present study employed an experimental design. Patients with
colorectal cancer undergoing chemotherapy were randomly assigned to the
intervention group (n=24) and the control group (n=24). The patients in the
control group were given a standard hospital intervention, while the patients
in the intervention group were given the modified pro-self pain control for
nine days. The data were collected using the instrument of KATZ index and
analyzed using the independent t-test.
Results: The result of this study showed that there was a higher increase
of activity among the patients in the intervention group than in the control
group. Independent t-test showed that there was a significant difference
between the intervention group and the control group (p=0.00).
Conclusion: The modified pro-self pain control was found more effective
to increase the activity in patients with colorectal cancer undergoing
chemotherapy than that of the standard hospital intervention.
Keywords: Activity; pro-self
pain control; colorectal cancer
Author: Khoirunnisa’
Munawaroh, Untung Sujianto, Mardiyono
Journal Code: jpkeperawatangg170008
