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J Nurs Care, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-1168
Nursing Global 2018
March 01-03, 2018
March 01-03, 2018 | London, UK
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Global Nursing & Healthcare Conference
Factors predicting loneliness of hospitalized cancer patients in Chonburi Cancer Hospital
Laddawal Vonk
Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand
T
he predictive correlational research aimed to study the loneliness of hospitalized cancer patients in Chonburi Cancer
Hospital and its predictive factors (stress, self-esteem, and pain). Sample random sampling was used to identify the
samples - cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, radiation, and/or surgery, admitted to the female, male, and semi-intensive
care units in Chonburi Cancer Hospital. They also met the inclusion criteria. The sample size was 77. This study applied 5
questionnaires for data collection: Personal information, Thai version of 10-Item Perceived Stress Scale, Rosenberg’s Self-
Esteem Scale, Loneliness Scale, and Pain Numeric Ratting Scale. The consistency reliability was used to test the Thai version of
10-Item Perceived Stress Scale, Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale, and Loneliness Scale. Their Cronbach’s alpha coefficient values
were .83, .88, and .95 respectively. The Pain Numeric Rating Scale was tested by the test-retest method (r=.98). The data were
analysed by descriptive statistics and multiple regression (Stepwise). The result demonstrated that the cancer-patient samples
had the moderate degree of both loneliness ( =68.18, SD=6.73) and stress ( =24.97, SD=5.42). However, they had the high level
of self-esteem ( =34.48, SD=4.54) and low severity level of pain ( =3.39, SD=2.26). To predict loneliness, there was only one
factor, that is stress (R2=.156, p<.001) Thus, cancer patients who had stress tended to experience loneliness. Nurses should
recognize, understand, and investigate how to manage stress to prevent loneliness in hospitalized cancer patients.
Biography
Laddawal Vonk is a graduate Nursing Student (Adult Nursing) of Faculty of Nursing, Burapha University. Her nursing experience involves cancer patients (about 19
years) as an Oncology Nurse and in the position of Head Nurse in the male ordinary ward, Chonburi Cancer Hospital. Her current area of interest now focuses on
palliative care and end-of-life care. For the next project she is planning to apply evidence-based practice to improve the quality of palliative care for cancer patients.
Laddawal Vonk, J Nurs Care 2018, Volume 7
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168-C1-064