Current Issue : July - September Volume : 2016 Issue Number : 3 Articles : 8 Articles
Background: Worldwide, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women. The practice of breast self-examination can heighten women awareness about the normal breast structure and composition, such option is recommended for early detection of breast cancer. The global shortage of medical workers has increased the call for involving and training community workers as rural pioneers to bridge such gap. The present study aimed to develop competency of rural women pioneers focused on early detection of breast cancer in New Valley governorate - Egypt. Subjects and Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used with a pre post-test. Purposive sample of 82 rural women pioneers in New Valley governorate was invited to take part in the study. Besides personal data, two tools were used to collect required data; a self-administered questionnaire sheet was prepared guided by Cancer Awareness Measure (CAM) and breast self-examination checklist adapted from the document prepared by Egypt Health Workforce Development Project. Results: More than half of the pioneers were at age group 30 to 40, with the mean age 39.1 �± 6.5 years, and 78% of them had more than 10 years of experience as rural pioneers. A statistically significant difference was found between study subjects' knowledge concerning cancer risk factors & warning signs pre-post intervention, and also in the practice of breast self-examination. Conclusion & recommendation: Nursing educational intervention designed for community manpower can successfully enhance breast cancer knowledge and practice. On the other hand, further research is recommended to replicate the study at different settings using larger samples to permit for generalization.\nArticle Tools\nAbstract\nPDF (1617KB)\nHTML\nFollow on us\nAddThis Sharing Buttons...
Digital Storytelling (DST) has been recognized as a holistic and innovative storytelling avenue.\nSurvival rates for pediatric oncology patients are improved, making it necessary to investigate the\npsychosocial perspectives of these children. This research began following a comprehensive review\nof the scientific literature and identification of a gap as it pertains to using DST as an avenue\nfor acquiring data about this aggregate of patients. The purpose of this project was to explore the\nuse of DST among pediatric cancer patients and their perspectives regarding diagnosis. We employed\na qualitative case study design with two oncology patients between the ages of 11 - 17\nyears. The narrative, digital story, and field notes comprise the qualitative data. DST narratives\nand field notes were analyzed using qualitative content analysis to extract themes. Findings will\nprovide the foundation for future research to explore the use of DST as both an intervention and\ndata collection method in this population....
Objective. In Ethiopia, the age-adjusted incidence rate of cervical cancer is high, 35.9 per 100,000 women. Despite this fact, cervical\ncancer screening coverage in Ethiopia is very low. The objective of this study is to assess the magnitude and factors affecting the\npractices of cervical cancer screening among female nurse in Mekelle Town, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2014. Methods.This study\nused a cross-sectional design. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was used to evaluate factors associated with cervical\ncancer screening practice. Results. A total of 225 female nurses participated in the study.The magnitude of cervical cancer screening\npractice among these nurses was 10.7%, within the past five years of the survey. Attitude and work place of the respondents were\nsignificantly associated with a history of cervical cancer screening practices with an adjusted odds ratio (AOR) of 3.023, 95% CI\n(1.134ââ?¬â??8.059), and 3.424, 95% CI (1.080ââ?¬â??10.853), respectively. Conclusion. The study showed that the magnitude of the cervical\nscreening practice is very low among nurse health professionals.Negative attitude and work place were identified to be the predictors\nof decision for cervical cancer test....
Objective: This survey aims to identify the levels of knowledge and attitudes among nurses regarding\ncancer pain management. Methods: This cross-sectional survey was undertaken at King\nAbdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, between September 4 and September 27, 2015. The survey\ninstrument was a pre-set questionnaire comprising 39 closed-ended format questions. Participants\nwere asked questions to assess their knowledge and attitudes about cancer pain management\nand adherence to frequent misconceptions regarding opioid therapy. The chi-square test\nwas used to compare differences between variables. Results: One hundred twenty-eight questionnaires\nwere completed and analyzed. A mean sample score of 41.3% was achieved on pain-related\nknowledge questions. The average score on all 39 questions was 16.1 �± 4.6 (range, 0 - 24). Nurses\non the male medical ward were most knowledgeable compared with those on other wards (p <\n0.001). They were also most likely to score highest on questions that assessed knowledge of pain\nmanagement (p < 0.001). Conversely, nurses on the female surgical ward were most likely to score\nhighest on issues related to pain assessment (p < 0.001) and experience in managing breakthrough\ncancer pain (p < 0.001). Likewise, nurses on the male surgical and female medical wards\nappeared to be more knowledgeable on issues related to patient compliance (p = 0.002). Conclusion:\nOptimization of inpatient supportive procedures should be a specific task at King Abdulaziz\nUniversity Hospital until an oncology unit with nurses specialized in cancer care is established....
Aim.This study aims to determine the knowledge level of the female primary healthcare workers about breast cancer and to reveal\ntheir attitude and behaviors about breast self-examination and mammography. Methods.This cross-sectional study was conducted\non female primary healthcare workers who work in family health centres. 91% (...
Aim: We aimed to investigate the perspectives and challenges\namong oncology nurses in terms of 1) the assessment and care\nof patients� psychological needs and 2) the management of their\nown stress.\nMethod: An online questionnaire survey was conducted in Japan\namong 782 nurses enrolled for health professional surveys in\nNovember 2014. The questionnaire consisted of ten questions\non the psychological care of cancer patients of all five categories\n(anxiety, anger, crisis state, how to tell children about cancer in a\nparent, and grief care) and two questions on nurses� own stress\nmanagement, which were assessed on a Likert scale. In addition,\nspace was given to free-text responses for difficulties in stress\nmanagement at work.\nResults: The valid response rate was 69.1% (540 of 782). More\nthan half of the nurses surveyed reported that knowledge of\nthe assessment of psychological needs of cancer patients was\ninadequate. In addition, more than half of the nurses were aware\nthat correspondence was inadequate even when there was\nmultidisciplinary cooperation in psychological care. Regarding the\nexperience of psychological support in the presence or absence\nof a liaison team, significant differences were observed (p < 0.01)\nin the following aspects of patient support: 1) psychological crisis\nafter the diagnosis of cancer recurrence or metastasis, including\nmultidisciplinary cooperation; 2) anxiety; and 3) multidisciplinary\ncollaboration in the management of anger.\nConclusion: Cooperation between multidisciplinary teams led\nto effective support for patients and their families when facing\nanxiety, anger, or psychological crisis. Thus, appropriate resource\nallocation and use could enhance psychological care for cancer\npatients as well as their families. Nurses perceived their knowledge\nand coping skills as insufficient for their own stress management.\nCreating a support system for nurses is necessary to encourage\nthem to address stress at an early stage....
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe adherence to self-care for hand-foot syndrome\n(HFS) and the relationship between self-care and health-related quality of life (QOL). Methods: A\ncross-sectional study was conducted on 105 consecutive outpatients with HFS. To assess self-care\nfor HFS and QOL, the participants were asked to complete self-care and HFS-14 (hand-foot syndrome\nspecific QOL) questionnaires, respectively. Multiple regression models were used to identify\nthe relationship between self-care and QOL. Results: Adherence to self-care for HFS was low,\nless than 50% for most of the items. Multivariate analysis revealed that poorer self-care ( =\n0.19; P = 0.03), depressive symptoms ( = 0.43; P < 0.0001), and being employed ( = 0.20; P =\n0.04) were independent predictors of poorer QOL scores. Conclusions: We have identified a need\nfor further research to develop effective programs of self-care in HFS....
Prostate cancer and its treatment have long-term implications for menââ?¬â?¢s lives. We aimed to describe\nthe content, extent, and frequency of written comments to the open-ended question, ââ?¬Å?Further\ncomments?ââ?¬Â in the patient-reported outcome measures questionnaire. During the study period,\n897 men participated; 372 wrote 747 free-text comments in the questionnaire. These comments\nwere analysed using qualitative content analysis and were grouped into four categories: 1)\nprostate cancerââ?¬â?¢s influence on health; 2) clarifications of answers to the survey; 3) descriptions of\nwell-being despite the cancer; and 4) experiences of care and the need for contact with health care.\nThe distribution of the comments shifted over time. The open-ended question not only allowed the\nparticipants to explain their other responses and describe important aspects of their lives during\nand after treatment, something not normally covered by a questionnaire, but it also indicated\ntheir experiences of health care services along the patientsââ?¬â?¢ PC-trajectory. This further raises the\nissue of including an open-ended item in a forced-choice survey into the ethical realm to ensure\nthat proper care is taken of participantsââ?¬â?¢ answers and thoughts....
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