Quality of Life after Radical Cystectomy for Patients with Bladder Cancer | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 39, Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2022, Pages 510-522 PDF (304.63 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.263003 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mahmoud Reda Mahmoud1; Soheir Tawfeek Ahmed2; Jackleen Faheem Gendy3; Ahmed Abdelbary Ali4 | ||
| 1Demonstrator at Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, October 6 university | ||
| 2Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||
| 3Assistant professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||
| 4Lecturer of Surgical oncology, national cancer institute, cairo university | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Radical cystectomy with subsequent urinary diversion is considered as a curative gold standard for localized muscle invasive and non-muscle invasive aggressive bladder cancer. Radical cystectomy may negatively impact urinary, bowel, and sexual function, as well as affect body image, which can decrease quality of life and lead to psychological problems. Aim: This study aimed to assess quality of life after radical cystectomy for patients with bladder cancer. Research Design: A descriptive exploratory research design was used to achieve the aim of this study. Setting: This study was conducted at the department of surgical oncology outpatient clinic in National Cancer Institute - Cairo University. Sample: A purposive sample consists of (50) adult patients, from who admitted in the previous mentioned setting at the time of data collection were recruited in this study. Tools: two tools were used in the current study (I) Patient's interview assessment questionnaire and (II) Patient's Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Bladder. Results: more than half of the studied patients had unsatisfactory level of knowledge regarding total knowledge; there was high statistically significant difference between total level of knowledge and total quality of life. The highest affected dimension with radical cystectomy was additional concerns (25.4±4.9). While the least affected dimension of quality of life was Physical dimension (10.8±2.2). Conclusion: this study concluded that more than half of the studied patients had unsatisfactory total level of knowledge regarding radical cystectomy. Less than one third of studied patient were had low total quality of life dimension regarding family/social wellbeing and functional wellbeing. There was significant positive correlation between total level of knowledge and total quality of life Recommendations: Designing an educational program for patients post radical cystectomy to increase patient knowledge and to improve their health-related quality of life. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| quality of life; radical cystectomy; bladder cance | ||
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