From: Development and validation of oral chemotherapy self-management scale
Domains | Contents | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 4 | Factor 5 |
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Daily life management | 1 pay attention to the diet, choose digestible food high in vitamins (fresh vegetables and fruit) and quality protein (such as fish, meat eggs and milk) | 0.648 | ||||
2 frequent small meals, avoid irritating foods (such as spicy, cold food) | 0.693 | |||||
3 drink more water; the daily amount of drinking water is more than 2000 ml | 0.765 | |||||
4 pay attention to your body weight change every week | 0.700 | |||||
5 keep a regular sleep schedule, and guarantee 6–8 h of sleep every day | 0.903 | |||||
6 exercise properly based on your own physical condition, such as walking, square dance and Tai Chi | 0.783 | |||||
7 your smoking situation during taking oral chemotherapy | 0.855 | |||||
8 your drinking situation during taking oral chemotherapy | 0.815 | |||||
Symptom management | 9 understand the common adverse reactions of oral chemotherapy drugs | 0.768 | ||||
10 readily identify the adverse symptoms of oral chemotherapy drugs. | 0.810 | |||||
11 assess the severity of adverse symptoms caused by oral chemotherapy | 0.699 | |||||
12 when a mild adverse reaction occurs, simple measures can be taken. | 0.743 | |||||
13 when serious adverse reaction occurs, you can contact doctor timely. | 0.606 | |||||
14 follow the doctor’s advice and return to the hospital for regular review. | 0.582 | |||||
Medication management | 15 understand the relevant knowledge of oral chemotherapy drug (including drugs and course) | 0.842 | ||||
16 actively consult on the knowledge and requirements of medication at the time of treatment | 0.896 | |||||
17 accept doctors’ medication plan | 0.814 | |||||
18 other daily information (such as other patients and advertisements) that will affect your choice of medication plan | 0.558 | |||||
19 store medication according to drug storage conditions, such as light, moisture and temperature requirements | 0.687 | |||||
20 check the completeness of the drug prior to ingestion (such as the completeness of outer packaging and tablet defects) | 0.544 | |||||
21 adjust the dosage according to the doctor’s instructions | 0.701 | |||||
22 take medicine on time according to the doctor’s advice | 0.890 | |||||
23 does not touch the chemotherapy drugs when taking the medicine | 0.860 | |||||
24 the excrement can be cleaned up in time, and the toilet is continuously flushed twice during the treatment | 0.693 | |||||
25 understand the treatment of the remaining oral chemotherapy | 0.612 | |||||
Emotional cognitive management | 26 able to communicate with friends or colleagues | 0.770 | ||||
27 feel that my friends or colleagues treat me differently | 0.892 | |||||
28 unconsciously vent my emotions to my family or friends during the treatment | 0.764 | |||||
29 does not want to talk to anyone when feeling depressed | 0.805 | |||||
30 can relieve stress through talking, watching TV, surfing the Internet, taking a deep breath and meditating | 0.779 | |||||
31 learn that negative emotions affect your body | 0.833 | |||||
32 able to recognize their own emotional changes | 0.577 | |||||
Social support | 33 be cared for and supported by family, friends or medical personnel | 0.530 | ||||
34 actively participate in social activities within their capacity. | 0.616 | |||||
35 actively exchange medication information with family members or caregivers | 0.691 | |||||
36 actively communicate disease treatment information with medical personnel. | 0.688 |