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Purpose: This study is aimed at identifying the effects of telephone counseling as nursing support on distress, anxiety, depression, and adverse events in cancer patients undergoing their first chemotherapy. Methods: This was a randomized controlled trial (pretestposttest design). A total of 70 patients who showed 4 or higher distress scores were selected from the screening process. Four patients dropped out; therefore, 66 patients participated in this research. Thirty-two and 34 patients were randomly assigned to the experimental and the control group, respectively. After a preliminary survey, telephone counseling support was given to the experimental group at three time points. The post survey was done before the second cycle of chemotherapy. Results: Regarding distress, both groups showed a statistically significant decrease in the scores: 3.4 for the experimental group and 1.8 for the control group (p=.002). Furthermore, the experimental group demonstrated a statistically significant decrease relative to the control group. Anxiety and depression showed no statistically significant difference between the two groups. Conclusion: This study concludes that nursing support through phone counseling is effective in decreasing distress in patients undergoing chemotherapy for the first time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effects of team-based problem-based learning combined with smart education among nursing students., Methods: A quasi-experimental non-equivalent control group, pre-posttest design was used. The experimental group (n=36) received problem-based learning combined with smart education and lectures 7 times over the course of 7 weeks (100 minutes weekly). Control group (n=34) only received instructor-centered lectures 7 times over the course of 7 weeks (100 minutes weekly). Data were analyzed using the x 2 test, the Fisher exact test, and the independent t-test with SPSS for Windows version 21.0., Results: After the intervention, the experimental group reported increased learning motivation (t=2.70, p =.009), problem-solving ability (t=2.25, p =.028), academic self-efficacy (t=4.76, p <.001), self-learning ability (t=2.78, p <.001), and leadership (t=2.78, p =.007) relative to the control group., Conclusion: Team-based problem-based learning combined with smart education and lectures was found to be an effective approach for increasing the learning motivation, problem-solving ability, academic self-efficacy, self-learning ability, and leadership of nursing students., Competing Interests: No existing or potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported., (Copyright © 2019 Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing. All rights reserved.)