Effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding oral care among cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in rims hospital, Imphal

Abstract

Despite the fact that chemotherapy has led to a reduction in death rates among cancer patients, the treatment’s associated morbidity can negatively affect the quality of life and disrupt cancer treatment. Out of the entire population receiving chemotherapy, 30% to 40% experienced oral complications. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured teaching program on the knowledge of oral care among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy at RIMS hospital in Imphal. A one-group pre-test post-test interventional design was utilized for this research. The findings indicated that the mean knowledge score of participants in the post-test was higher than that in the pre-test. The difference in the mean knowledge score between pre-test and post-test was statistically significant at 5% level (p<0.05), with a paired ‘t’ test value of 27.48. Therefore, the study concluded that the structured teaching program is effective in enhancing knowledge about oral care among cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.