The primary objective of this study is to examine the effects of a non-pharmacological intervention, using audio-visual music relaxation video on pain severity, as measured by a visual rating scale, for patients receiving intracavitary brachytherapy. In addition, opioid consumption of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), the demanded injections and delivered injections of the PCA, and anxiety will be measured. Experimental group participants will view a 30-minute music relaxation video for a total of four times during the first 44 hours of the brachytherapy treatment period. Thus, the pain scores of severity, opioid consumption of PCA, demanded injections and delivered injections of PCA and anxiety for the experimental and control groups will be compared.
The issue of pain management has demanded increased attention and concern of health professionals. Nursing research has the potential to improve quality of nursing care and pain control of patients. The findings will add new information to the existing nursing knowledge for use in future nursing practice. The proposed intervention is low-cost, has minimal risk of harmful side-effects, is relatively simple to deliver, and is noninvasive. The intervention provides a viable option that can offer patients additional comfort in a stressful situation and has the potential to enhance nursing knowledge and practice.
Hypotheses:
Five hypotheses are listed below in a concise method:
1. & 2. Females ages 18 and older, who receive intracavitary brachytherapy for gynecologic cancer at a cancer treatment center and who participate in viewing a 30-minute music relaxation video for a total of four times during the first 44 hours of the brachytherapy treatment period, will have lower pain scores and less opioid consumption of PCA, as compared to females who receive intracavitary brachytherapy for gynecologic cancer at a cancer treatment center and do not receive the music relaxation video.
3. & 4. Females ages 18 and older, who receive intracavitary brachytherapy for gynecologic cancer at a cancer treatment center and who participate in viewing a 30-minute music relaxation video for a total of four times during the first 44 hours of the brachytherapy treatment period, will have fewer demanded injections and delivered injections of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) recorded, as compared to females who receive intracavitary brachytherapy for gynecologic cancer at a cancer treatment center and do not receive the music relaxation video.5. Females ages 18 and older, who receive intracavitary brachytherapy for gynecologic cancer at a cancer treatment center and who participate in viewing a 30-minute music relaxation video for a total of four times during the first 44 hours of the brachytherapy treatment period, will have lower anxiety scores, as compared to females who receive intracavitary brachytherapy for gynecologic cancer at a cancer treatment center and do not receive the music relaxation video. |