Effectiveness of care bundle approach on the level of chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy and quality of life among patients receiving cancer chemotherapy

Abstract

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy is known to negatively newlineaffect quality of life and can necessitate dose reductions of anticancer drugs. newlineThere is, however, no consensus of an effective strategy to improve newlinechemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy. Chemotherapy induced newlineperipheral neuropathy (chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy) is an newlineunder-addressed problem in oncology. Neurotoxic chemotherapy drugs are newlinenow used on the majority of persons who receive chemotherapy for cancer newlinetreatment in the United States newlineAim newlineTo determine the effectiveness of care bundle approach on level of newlinechemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy and quality of life among newlineparticipants receiving cancer chemotherapy newlineIn conclusion this study has demonstrated that aerobic exercises, newlinestretching exercises, strengthening exercises, balance training exercises, newlinemassage therapy, are effective in reducing the level of neuropathy, improving newlinethe quality of life, reducing the neuropathic pain The planned teaching newlineprogram by booklet information is also effective in improving the knowledge newlineon home safety measures among participants receiving cancer newlinechemotherapy.Nurses interested in complementary therapies should be newlineencouraged to obtain training in complementary therapies and to apply it in newlineoncology nursing care scientifically. Nursing practice can include the simple newlinenon pharmacological complementary therapies to participants with various newlineconditions like cardiac problems, respiratory disorders, reproductive problems newlineand skin diseases. newline