THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIDEO-BASED EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION REGARDING SELF-MANAGEMENT OF COMMON SIDE EFFECTS OF EXTERNAL RADIATION THERAPY AMONG THE PATIENTS OF HEAD AND NECK CANCER UNDERGOING EXTERNAL RADIATION THERAPY IN MIZORAM

Patients receiving external radiation therapy for head and neck cancer frequently encounter preventable or manageable side effects that impact their daily functioning. Video based educational interventionmay serve as a practical tool to enhance patients knowledge and self-management practices. An evaluative study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of video-based educational intervention on knowledge regarding self management of common side effects of external radiation therapy on head and neck cancer patients receiving external radiation therapy at Mizoram State Cancer Institute (MSCI). The main aim of the study is to find effectiveness of video-based educational intervention on self-management of common side-effects on head and neck cancer patients. A pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test design was adopted for the study. The data was collected from 30 head and neck cancer patients receiving external radiation therapy by using purposive sampling technique. The result showed that the mean (17.06) and median (17) of post-test knowledge scores were higher than mean (10.26) and median (11.5) of pre-test knowledge scores. The computed paired t test value (t29=11.37) was statistically significant at 0.05 level of significance. The present study reveals that video-based educational intervention was effective in improving the knowledge among head and neck cancer patients receiving external radiation therapy.