Survey the effect of Aloevera cream on severity of radiotherapy induced dermatitis in cancer patients in Razi hospital in Rasht in 2008
Introduction: Radiation Therapy as a cancer treatment method has special acute and late side ‎effects specially alteration in skin tissue health that needs caring with different products ‎which can have other side effects. Therefore natural products are considering decreasing side &a...
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| description | Introduction: Radiation Therapy as a cancer treatment method has special acute and late side ‎effects specially alteration in skin tissue health that needs caring with different products ‎which can have other side effects. Therefore natural products are considering decreasing side ‎effects severity.‎ Objective: This research is conducted to determine the effect of Aloevera cream on severity ‎of radiotherapy induced dermatitis in cancer patients.‎ Methods: The present research is a clinical trial study that is done on ‎‏120‏‎ cancer patients who ‎were randomly classified in ‎‏2‏‎ groups of case (‎‏60‏‎ samples using topical Aloevera cream, ‎‏35%‏‎ ‎TID until ‎‏25‏th session of treatment) and control (with Routine care). Data collection ‎instrument was a two – section questionnaire including ‎‏1‏‎) researcher – made section ‎related to personal, disease and treatment characteristics and ‎‏2‏‎) modified RTOG index to ‎assess the severity of skin reaction gathered by interview, observation and measurement of ‎patients' weight and height. By using Chi-square, it was shown that both groups were ‎matched in all variables. Data related to the second part of the tool was gathered by an ‎observer in first and ‎‏25‏th session of radiotherapy. Data were analyzed by descriptive and ‎deductive statistics by SPSS software version ‎‏14‏‎.
‎ Results: The findings indicated that the severity of skin reaction in majority of case group ‎‎(‎‏41.6‏‎ %) was grade ‎‏1‏‎ whereas in control group, most samples (‎‏33%‏‎) had skin severity of ‎‏1.5‏‎ ‎degrees. Also Mean and SD of skin severity in case and control group were ‎‏0.98‏‎± ‎‏0‏‎.‎‏77‏‎ and ‎‏1.27‏‎± o.‎‏81‏‎ respectively. There was a significant difference shown by U Man Whitney test ‎between skin reaction severity (p = ‎‏0‏‎.‎‏02‏‎) in two groups. ‎
Conclusion: This research showed that topical Aloevera cream ‎‏35%‏‎ has decreased ‎radiotherapy induced skin reaction. Therefore in case of results confirmation by future studies, ‎topical use of this cream may decrease pain and discomfort and promote patients' quality of ‎life.‎ |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3bb77293c8d946f2a5da3fddb89006492025-08-20T02:56:35ZengGuilan University of Medical SciencesJournal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery2588-37122588-37202008-04-0118118Survey the effect of Aloevera cream on severity of radiotherapy induced dermatitis in cancer patients in Razi hospital in Rasht in 2008 mojgan Baghaie0roholah bakhshi1atefeh ghanbari2abas rahimi3zahra atrkar ruoshan4 Introduction: Radiation Therapy as a cancer treatment method has special acute and late side ‎effects specially alteration in skin tissue health that needs caring with different products ‎which can have other side effects. Therefore natural products are considering decreasing side ‎effects severity.‎ Objective: This research is conducted to determine the effect of Aloevera cream on severity ‎of radiotherapy induced dermatitis in cancer patients.‎ Methods: The present research is a clinical trial study that is done on ‎‏120‏‎ cancer patients who ‎were randomly classified in ‎‏2‏‎ groups of case (‎‏60‏‎ samples using topical Aloevera cream, ‎‏35%‏‎ ‎TID until ‎‏25‏th session of treatment) and control (with Routine care). Data collection ‎instrument was a two – section questionnaire including ‎‏1‏‎) researcher – made section ‎related to personal, disease and treatment characteristics and ‎‏2‏‎) modified RTOG index to ‎assess the severity of skin reaction gathered by interview, observation and measurement of ‎patients' weight and height. By using Chi-square, it was shown that both groups were ‎matched in all variables. Data related to the second part of the tool was gathered by an ‎observer in first and ‎‏25‏th session of radiotherapy. Data were analyzed by descriptive and ‎deductive statistics by SPSS software version ‎‏14‏‎. ‎ Results: The findings indicated that the severity of skin reaction in majority of case group ‎‎(‎‏41.6‏‎ %) was grade ‎‏1‏‎ whereas in control group, most samples (‎‏33%‏‎) had skin severity of ‎‏1.5‏‎ ‎degrees. Also Mean and SD of skin severity in case and control group were ‎‏0.98‏‎± ‎‏0‏‎.‎‏77‏‎ and ‎‏1.27‏‎± o.‎‏81‏‎ respectively. There was a significant difference shown by U Man Whitney test ‎between skin reaction severity (p = ‎‏0‏‎.‎‏02‏‎) in two groups. ‎ Conclusion: This research showed that topical Aloevera cream ‎‏35%‏‎ has decreased ‎radiotherapy induced skin reaction. Therefore in case of results confirmation by future studies, ‎topical use of this cream may decrease pain and discomfort and promote patients' quality of ‎life.‎http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-243-98&slc_lang=en&sid=1Introduction: Radiation Therapy as a cancer treatment method has special acute and late side effects specially alteration in skin tissue health that needs caring with different products which can have other side effects. Therefore natural products a |
| spellingShingle | mojgan Baghaie roholah bakhshi atefeh ghanbari abas rahimi zahra atrkar ruoshan Survey the effect of Aloevera cream on severity of radiotherapy induced dermatitis in cancer patients in Razi hospital in Rasht in 2008 Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery Introduction: Radiation Therapy as a cancer treatment method has special acute and late side effects specially alteration in skin tissue health that needs caring with different products which can have other side effects. Therefore natural products a |
| title | Survey the effect of Aloevera cream on severity of radiotherapy induced dermatitis in cancer patients in Razi hospital in Rasht in 2008 |
| title_full | Survey the effect of Aloevera cream on severity of radiotherapy induced dermatitis in cancer patients in Razi hospital in Rasht in 2008 |
| title_fullStr | Survey the effect of Aloevera cream on severity of radiotherapy induced dermatitis in cancer patients in Razi hospital in Rasht in 2008 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Survey the effect of Aloevera cream on severity of radiotherapy induced dermatitis in cancer patients in Razi hospital in Rasht in 2008 |
| title_short | Survey the effect of Aloevera cream on severity of radiotherapy induced dermatitis in cancer patients in Razi hospital in Rasht in 2008 |
| title_sort | survey the effect of aloevera cream on severity of radiotherapy induced dermatitis in cancer patients in razi hospital in rasht in 2008 |
| topic | Introduction: Radiation Therapy as a cancer treatment method has special acute and late side effects specially alteration in skin tissue health that needs caring with different products which can have other side effects. Therefore natural products a |
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