Effect of Educational Nursing Intervention on Knowledge and Practices of Patients with Implantable Port Catheter and Undergoing Chemotherapy | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 5, Volume 7, Issue 3, September 2016, Pages 62-72 PDF (292.24 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2016.54591 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Rasha mohammed; Manal Salah Hassan; Asmaa Hamdi Mohamed | ||
| Medical Surgical Nursing, Department, Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Port systems play an important role in daily care of oncology patients. It provides safe and reliable vascular access for patients on chemotherapy in general but is not without complications. Patient education increases adherence to medication and treatment regimens, leading to a more efficient and cost – effective health care delivery system. Aim of the study: Assess the effect of educational nursing intervention on knowledge and practice of patients with implantable port catheter undergoing chemotherapy. Study design: A quasi –experimental design with pre, post assessment. Setting: This study was conducted at the Radiotherapy oncology and nuclear Medicine center (outpatients' clinic) affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospital. Subjects: A purposive sample of 50 patients from both sexes, alert, connected with implantable port catheter. Data collection: data were collected using the following two tools: 1-Patient's knowledge assessment questionnaire to assess patients' knowledge regarding the port catheter care. 2- Port catheter care observational checklists to assess patient's practice regarding port catheter care. Results: there were highly significance difference between mean and standard deviation of patient's knowledge scores, practice scores and complications warning signs pre and post educational nursing intervention. Also, there was significance difference between mean and standard deviation of extravasation, and patients' anxiety level pre and post educational nursing intervention. Conclusion: Educational nursing intervention has positive effect on knowledge and practice of patients with implantable port catheter. Recommendations: An Arabic illustrated booklet about implanted port catheter should be distributed for each patient newly connected with implantable port catheter and undergoing chemotherapy. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| implanted port catheter; Chemotherapy; patient education | ||
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