BACKGROUND:
With the increase in the number of new cancer cases, the number of patients receiving chemotherapy increases. The administration of chemotherapy is a very significant task. Unfortunately, the availability of a chemotherapy administration checklist still lags behind. The aim is to develop a chemotherapy administration checklist for patients receiving chemotherapy.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
This study was conducted at the oncology day care and in-patient department (IPD) wards of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Methodological research design was used in this study. It took place in five phases: preliminary phase includes literature review, focussed group discussion, assessment of current practices, generation of item pool, and preparation of preliminary draft; then its validation by modified Delphi technique, pilot testing; final try out, and evaluation phase. A total of 260 patients were enrolled.
RESULTS:
The content validity index was 0.97. To perform factor analysis and principal component analysis KMO and Bartlett's test of sphericity was used, which allows the data for factor analysis to yield eight components. A total of 26 items were formulated. The scoring was done dichotomously; a score of 1 is for done and 0 for not done and not applicable. Cronbach's alpha was used to find out the internal consistency of the checklist was found to be 0.72. For interrater reliability, the Cohen kappa's value was found to be 0.91.
CONCLUSIONS:
Chemotherapy administration checklist was a valid and reliable checklist. This checklist is feasible and easy to incorporate into clinical practices.
Essential oils of Callistemone lanceolatus, Citrus medica, Eclipta alba, Hyptsis suaveolens and Ocimum canum showed fungitoxicity against Rhizoctonia solani, the incitant of damping-off disease. The essential oils of C. media, E.alba and O. canum completely inhibit the growth of the fungus within 24 hours. Other oils take more time. The essential oil of C. lanceolatus was capable of penetrating the soil upto 4 cm while it was 3 and 2 cm respectively for C. medica and O.canum. The essential oil of C. lanceolatus and O.canum could control damping-off disease of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and chilli (Capsicum annum) upto 57.13, 71.44, 40.90 and 83.32 percent respectively.
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