Effect of Guided Imagery Program on Chemotherapy Patients

Kim, Kyoung Hee; Park, Chai Soon; Yu, Sook Ja

doi:2005.14.2.195

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Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2005;14(2):195-202.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2005.14.2.195 Published online June 30, 2005.

Effect of Guided Imagery Program on Chemotherapy Patients

Kyoung Hee Kim¹, Chai Soon Park², Sook Ja Yu²

¹Kangnam St. Mary's hospital
²College of Nursing, Catholic University of Korea

항암 화학치료 환자에게 적용한 심상 프로그램의 효과

김경희¹, 박재순², 유숙자²

¹가톨릭대학교 대학원
²가톨릭대학교 간호대학 교수

Correspondence: Sook Ja Yu, Tel: +82-2-590-1283, Fax: +82-2-590-1297,
Email: yusook@catholic.ac.kr

Received: 1 June 2005 • Accepted: 20 June 2005

Abstract

Purpose
This study was designed to examine the effects of guided imagery program on the anxiety, depression, hope and quality of life of chemotherapy patients.
Methods
Guided imagery program consisted included guided imagery by Choi (1996) and autonomic relaxation by Schultz (1996). This treatment has been performed 14 session for five weeks. The 38 subjects were assigned to experimental and control groups each with 19 chemotherapy patients who were admitted to C University Hospital in Seoul, Korea during the period of May 2004 to January 2005. Data were analyzed with the SAS program. The paired t-test verified the general characteristics of the subjects, the comparison of variables in groups, and the comparison between groups. Pearson's correlation coefficient quantified the correlation between variables.
Results
The experimental groups showed that significant statistical differences compared with the control groups in the score of depression and hope.
Conclusion
These results imply that guided imagery program could be utilized as good nursing intervention to decrease depression and enhance hope of chemotherapy patients at the general hospital.

Key Words: Quided imagery program; Chemotherapy patients; Depression; Hope; Quality of life

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