The Effect of Low Literacy on the Self-Care Behaviors of Men Receiving Radiation Therapy

• Autores: Feleta L. Wilson, Darlene Mood, Cheryl K. Nordstrom, Joanne Risk
• Localización: Nursing Science Quarterly: Theory, research and practice, ISSN 0894-3184, Vol. 23, Nº. 4 (OCT), 2010, págs. 326-333
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Using Orem's theory as the framework, two purposes guided the study: (a) to test the effectiveness of an audio-visual education program and behavioral contracting to promote self-care behaviors in managing radiation side effects and (b) to determine the extent to which low literacy affects self-care abilities. Seventy men diagnosed with prostate cancer participated in this experimental study. The nursing interventions of education and behavioral contracting significantly increased the self-care behaviors of men in managing radiation side effects. An increase in self-care behaviors was especially shown in men with low-literacy skills.