A STUDY TO ASSESS LEVEL OF ANXIETY AMONG PATIENTS RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPY AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, KARAD

Shital Shankar Patil; Mr.Ajit Anandrao Pawar; Mr.Prabhuswami Hiremath

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2019

A STUDY TO ASSESS LEVEL OF ANXIETY AMONG PATIENTS RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPY AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, KARAD

Shital Shankar Patil, Mr. Ajit Anandrao Pawar, Mr. Prabhuswami Hiremath

Abstract :

Objectives: (1) Assess the anxiety level among patients receiving chemotherapy at tertiary care hospital, karad. 2) To find the association between level of anxiety and socio–demographic variables. Methods: The research approach adopted for this study was an evaluative approach, where the research design was a one group pre–test only research design. The study was conducted in the chemotherapy unit in Krishna Hospital, Karad. The sample consists of 60 patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment. A convenient sampling technique was used to select the sample. Every patients level of anxiety was assessed using Hamilton Anxiety Rating scale. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Among total samples 1 patient was having mild anxiety (1.67%), 2 patients were having moderate anxiety (3.33%) and 57 patients were having severe anxiety (95%). Conclusion: The study results shows that the patients receiving chemotherapy having severe anxiety.