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In a test-retest trial, cancer patients on chemotherapy were given information on side effect management techniques (SEMT). Patients receiving SEMT information reported initiating more self-care behaviors with a higher degree of perceived effectiveness than did the patients who had not received SEMT. The informed patients initiated self-care behaviors before side effects become persistent and severe.
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Marylin J. Dodd (1983) studied this question.
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