Theories of self-care: their relevance to chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
Nausea and vomiting are reputed to be two of the most disruptive side-effects associated with chemotherapy. Pharmacological and behavioural interventions are well described in the literature, but sparse attention appears to have been focused upon the role of self-care. This paper outlines the problem of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. The concept of self-care is described, including possible motivations to perform self-care, and potential relationships between symptom perception and self-care are noted. It concludes with suggestions for theoretical work and future research studies concerning self-care behaviour for nausea and vomiting induced by chemotherapy.
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Department of Nursing Studies, King's College, University of London, England.
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D009325:Nausea / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents