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<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> & <strong>Midwifery</strong>, <strong>Trinity</strong> College Dublin: 8 th Annual Interdisciplinary Research <strong>Conference</strong><br />

Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education & Technology: 7 th – 9 th November 2007<br />

<strong>Conference</strong> <strong>Proceedings</strong><br />

Figure 1 – Flow <strong>of</strong> patients through the study<br />

INTERVENTION GROUP<br />

n = 35<br />

19= breast cancer<br />

12= colorectal cancer<br />

HADS/RSCL<br />

Questionnaires<br />

71 Patients recruited (63 female, 8 male)<br />

47 patients Breast cancer, 24 Colorectal cancer<br />

Documentation<br />

<strong>of</strong> sickness<br />

Diary Cards No Diary<br />

31 = Completed all the<br />

34 = Completed all the<br />

documentation for the first five<br />

cycles <strong>of</strong> chemotherapy<br />

documentation for the first five<br />

cycles <strong>of</strong> chemotherapy<br />

Following completion <strong>of</strong> the above,<br />

10 patients were selected by the researcher from the<br />

intervention group group<br />

Consent obtained by researcher<br />

Interviews conducted by researcher<br />

Chemotherapy<br />

regimens<br />

33 = FEC<br />

21= 5FU<br />

- 197 -<br />

CONTROL GROUP<br />

n = 36<br />

24= breast cancer<br />

12= colorectal cancer<br />

6 female patients dropped out following the 1st cycle <strong>of</strong> chemotherapy<br />

4 = intervention group 2 = control group<br />

65 patients completed the study in total<br />

HADS/RSCL<br />

Questionnaires<br />

Documentation<br />

<strong>of</strong> sickness<br />

Analysis <strong>of</strong><br />

quantitative data<br />

Analysis <strong>of</strong><br />

qualitative data

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