Effect of Instructional Guidelines on Knowledge, Practices, and Self-esteem regarding External Breast Prosthesis among Post Mastectomy Women | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 102, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2021, Pages 1580-1593 PDF (598.86 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.212769 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Eman hessin Yousef Heggy1; Amira Mohammed Ali Hassan2; Omaima Mahmoud3; Shymaa Helmy Ahmed4; Manal Saad shaker Soliman5 | ||
| 1Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing -Mansoura University Egypt | ||
| 2Medical-Surgical-Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University Egypt | ||
| 3Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Beni- Suef University, Egypt | ||
| 4Adult Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt | ||
| 5Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Women who have had a mastectomy for breast cancer deal with two significant issues: the fact that they have cancer and the loss of their physical attractiveness. Following a mastectomy, an appropriate breast prosthesis can help to improve body image and quality of life while also reducing emotional stress. Aim: To evaluate the effect of instructional guidelines on knowledge, practices, and self-esteem regarding external breast prosthesis (EBP) among post-mastectomy women. Subjects and method: Design: A quasi-experimental research design was utilized to attain the study's goal. Setting: the study was conducted in Fayoum Oncology Center's Inpatient and Outpatient clinics Fayoum Governate/ Egypt. Subjects: A total of 100 post-mastectomy women were selected from previous settings based on convenient sampling. Four tools were used: Tool (I) women' structured interviewing questionnaire, it included two parts: (a) demographic characteristics of post-mastectomy women; (b) post-mastectomy women ' medical data, Tool (II) post-mastectomy women ' knowledge regarding external breast prosthesis, Tool (III) post-mastectomy women ' practice regarding external breast prosthesis (pre/post), and Tool (IV) self-esteem scale (pre/post). Results: The study's findings demonstrated that there was a statistically significant improvement in post-intervention knowledge, practice, and self-esteem than pre-intervention among post mastectomy women. Conclusion: The results of the study concluded that the instructional guidelines were effective in improving knowledge, practice, and self-esteem regarding external breast prosthesis among post-mastectomy women. Recommendations: It recommended raising awareness of the post-mastectomy women about external breast prosthesis during follow-up by incorporating this information in their care and follow-up < /span> | ||
| Keywords | ||
| External Breast Prosthesis; Knowledge; Practice; Post- Mastectomy; Self-esteem | ||
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