Pub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.5388/aon.2021.21.4.213
Hoi Sook Seo, E. Y. Park, Se Jin Park, Bokyung Han, Myung-Jin Jang
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Pub Date : 2020-12-01DOI: 10.5388/AON.2020.20.4.171
Jahyun Choi, Sanghee Kim
survivors, many have been conducted on specific occupational groups, such as nurses, 11) dental hygienists, 12) and port stevedores, 13) etc. and there have been many studies on physical and psychological symptoms, 9) the develop-Factors Purpose: The purpose of the study was to compare the relationship between subjective health status, mental health, and quality of life among cancer survivors, who are workers, and to identify the factors affecting the quality of life. Methods: This study conducted a second data analysis using data from the 6 th (2014, 2016) and 7 th (2018) Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Retrospective data searching was performed and finally a sample of 205 cancer survivors, who are workers was included. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analysis. Results: The regression model explained 33.3% of the quality of life, and the influencing factors were depression (β=-.309, p< .001), age (β=-.288, p< .001), subjective health status (β=-.183, p= .005), and gender (β=-.135, p= .024). Conclusion: In order to improve the quality of life of cancer survivors, who are workers, mental health such as depression must be assessed and actively managed. To promote mental health, an intervention program that can improve aspects of health such as physical and spiritual health has been developed to improve the overall quality of life.
{"title":"Factors Affecting the Quality of Life of Working Cancer Survivors: Based on the 6th and 7th (2014, 2016, 2018) Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES)","authors":"Jahyun Choi, Sanghee Kim","doi":"10.5388/AON.2020.20.4.171","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5388/AON.2020.20.4.171","url":null,"abstract":"survivors, many have been conducted on specific occupational groups, such as nurses, 11) dental hygienists, 12) and port stevedores, 13) etc. and there have been many studies on physical and psychological symptoms, 9) the develop-Factors Purpose: The purpose of the study was to compare the relationship between subjective health status, mental health, and quality of life among cancer survivors, who are workers, and to identify the factors affecting the quality of life. Methods: This study conducted a second data analysis using data from the 6 th (2014, 2016) and 7 th (2018) Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Retrospective data searching was performed and finally a sample of 205 cancer survivors, who are workers was included. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analysis. Results: The regression model explained 33.3% of the quality of life, and the influencing factors were depression (β=-.309, p< .001), age (β=-.288, p< .001), subjective health status (β=-.183, p= .005), and gender (β=-.135, p= .024). Conclusion: In order to improve the quality of life of cancer survivors, who are workers, mental health such as depression must be assessed and actively managed. To promote mental health, an intervention program that can improve aspects of health such as physical and spiritual health has been developed to improve the overall quality of life.","PeriodicalId":43724,"journal":{"name":"Asian Oncology Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43617151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-12-01DOI: 10.5388/AON.2020.20.4.141
Haeng-Mi Son, E. Park, Eun-Jeong Kim
daily lives is difficult to understand. This study aimed to understand and describe the subjective experience of CRF among breast cancer survivors in-depth. The findings of this study may facilitate the development of effective management strategies and early detection of CRF and everyday life stresses experienced by Purpose: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is an important health concern among breast cancer survivors. However, CRF is apt to be dis-missed as a minor discomfort by medical professionals. This study aimed to understand the experience of CRF in breast cancer survivors. Methods: We conducted a qualitative study using in-depth interviews and thematic analysis. The 14 participants were over the age of 40, complained of fatigue, and had been battling breast cancer for at least eight months to up to 16 years. Results: The analysis revealed four themes: traces of fighting cancer, inseparable part of the self, difficulty in daily life, and the body’s signals for care. Chronic fatigue initially disrupted the daily lives of the participants. As time passed, fatigue made it difficult for patients to fulfill their roles within their families, and gradually alienated friends and neighbors. Nevertheless, they tried to overcome the symptoms of fatigue by responding sensitively to the warning signs or changes in their bodies. Conclusion: Breast cancer survivors often worry about relapse due to persistent fatigue after treatment completion. Therefore, the results of this study may be useful in developing strategies tailored for managing CRF using a multifaceted approach.
{"title":"Cancer-related Fatigue of Breast Cancer Survivors: Qualitative Research","authors":"Haeng-Mi Son, E. Park, Eun-Jeong Kim","doi":"10.5388/AON.2020.20.4.141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5388/AON.2020.20.4.141","url":null,"abstract":"daily lives is difficult to understand. This study aimed to understand and describe the subjective experience of CRF among breast cancer survivors in-depth. The findings of this study may facilitate the development of effective management strategies and early detection of CRF and everyday life stresses experienced by Purpose: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is an important health concern among breast cancer survivors. However, CRF is apt to be dis-missed as a minor discomfort by medical professionals. This study aimed to understand the experience of CRF in breast cancer survivors. Methods: We conducted a qualitative study using in-depth interviews and thematic analysis. The 14 participants were over the age of 40, complained of fatigue, and had been battling breast cancer for at least eight months to up to 16 years. Results: The analysis revealed four themes: traces of fighting cancer, inseparable part of the self, difficulty in daily life, and the body’s signals for care. Chronic fatigue initially disrupted the daily lives of the participants. As time passed, fatigue made it difficult for patients to fulfill their roles within their families, and gradually alienated friends and neighbors. Nevertheless, they tried to overcome the symptoms of fatigue by responding sensitively to the warning signs or changes in their bodies. Conclusion: Breast cancer survivors often worry about relapse due to persistent fatigue after treatment completion. Therefore, the results of this study may be useful in developing strategies tailored for managing CRF using a multifaceted approach.","PeriodicalId":43724,"journal":{"name":"Asian Oncology Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48535371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-12-01DOI: 10.5388/AON.2020.20.4.179
Ka Ryeong Bae, Y. Ahn, Juhee Cho
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore healthcare professionals’ experience of talking about the fear of cancer recurrence with cancer survivors. Methods: Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 15 healthcare professionals at two uni-versity hospitals in South Korea from August to September 2019. Interviewed healthcare professionals were oncologists and oncology nurses who had at least five years of experience in caring for cancer survivors. Interviews were recorded and transcribed for qualitative content analysis. Results: Participants agreed that most cancer survivors experience fear of cancer recurrence on some level. However, health care professionals rarely heard the word ‘recurrence’ directly from cancer survivors, and they responded to cancer survivors’ concern about recurrence differently. Some of them intervened in the cancer survivors’ problems actively but some had minimum communication with cancer survivors. Health professionals believed that interventions were necessary not only for the survivors but also for themselves. Conclusion: Healthcare professionals need education or training on how to respond to and man-age cancer survivors’ fear of recurrence in clinical settings, considering its impact on survivors’ quality of life.
{"title":"Healthcare Professionals' Experience of Fear of Cancer Recurrence among Cancer Survivors","authors":"Ka Ryeong Bae, Y. Ahn, Juhee Cho","doi":"10.5388/AON.2020.20.4.179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5388/AON.2020.20.4.179","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore healthcare professionals’ experience of talking about the fear of cancer recurrence with cancer survivors. Methods: Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 15 healthcare professionals at two uni-versity hospitals in South Korea from August to September 2019. Interviewed healthcare professionals were oncologists and oncology nurses who had at least five years of experience in caring for cancer survivors. Interviews were recorded and transcribed for qualitative content analysis. Results: Participants agreed that most cancer survivors experience fear of cancer recurrence on some level. However, health care professionals rarely heard the word ‘recurrence’ directly from cancer survivors, and they responded to cancer survivors’ concern about recurrence differently. Some of them intervened in the cancer survivors’ problems actively but some had minimum communication with cancer survivors. Health professionals believed that interventions were necessary not only for the survivors but also for themselves. Conclusion: Healthcare professionals need education or training on how to respond to and man-age cancer survivors’ fear of recurrence in clinical settings, considering its impact on survivors’ quality of life.","PeriodicalId":43724,"journal":{"name":"Asian Oncology Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43445402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-12-01DOI: 10.5388/AON.2020.20.4.160
Do Hui Kim, Jeong-Sook Park
1. Background Thyroid cancer is the most common malignant tumor that occurs in the endocrine system. In 2017, it ranked 4th and accounted for 11.3% of the total cancer incidence rate in Korea, and it has been reported that the incidence rate of thyroid cancer among women is 78.5%, which is 3.3 times higher than that of 23.6% for men. The most basic treatment for thyroid cancer is surgery, and total thyroidectomy or lobectomy can be performed depending on the stage of cancer. Due to general anesthesia performed during thyroidectomy, patients experience various discomforts such as thirst, sore throat, pain, nausea, vomiting, helplessness, or drowsiness. Dry mouth and sore throat that occur after intubation for general anesthesia tend to be considered as minor complications compared to postoperative pain or vomiting, but they are discomforts that patients with thyroidectomy frequently complain of and some people experience severe pain. If glycopyrrolate, an anticholinergic agent, is used as a pre-anesthesia medication, it may dry the upper respiratory tract mucosa and cause damage during intubation. Also, it may cause dry mouth due to reduced salivation after surgery since the drug action time is long. In particular, many patients experience severe dry mouth while regaining consciousness due to prolonged oxygen supply and oral aspiration after surgery. Meanwhile, 68.4% of thyroidectomy patients complained of sore throat due to endotracheal intubation and sore throat is the second most common side effect during postoperative anesthesia recovery. Sore throat occurs due to local ischemia, swelling, and mucosal damage of the tracheal mucosa by the endotracheal tube and lasts from 1 to 2 days after surgery. In particular, the incidence of sore throat is much higher with female patients than male patients. This is because women have a smaller tracheal diameter and the softer mucous membrane wall. The reason why patients undergoing thyroid cancer surgery complain more about sore throat than other general anesthesia patients is that the thyroid surgery position is adjacent to the endotracheal tube and its surrounding tissues are damaged during surgery. As mentioned above, if dry mouth or sore throat is induced after thyroid cancer surgery, it can cause physiological and pathological changes together with various discomforts. If dry mouth occurs after surgery, a patient will experience discomfort when speaking, chewing and swallowing, or pain in the oral mucosa. In addition, oral buffering The Effect of Saline Gargling on Dry Mouth and Sore Throat in Patients with Thyroidectomy Kim, Do Hui · Park, Jeong Sook Kyungpook National University Chillgok Hospital, Daegu; College of Nursing, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea
{"title":"The Effect of Saline Gargling on Dry Mouth and Sore Throat in Patients with Thyroidectomy","authors":"Do Hui Kim, Jeong-Sook Park","doi":"10.5388/AON.2020.20.4.160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5388/AON.2020.20.4.160","url":null,"abstract":"1. Background Thyroid cancer is the most common malignant tumor that occurs in the endocrine system. In 2017, it ranked 4th and accounted for 11.3% of the total cancer incidence rate in Korea, and it has been reported that the incidence rate of thyroid cancer among women is 78.5%, which is 3.3 times higher than that of 23.6% for men. The most basic treatment for thyroid cancer is surgery, and total thyroidectomy or lobectomy can be performed depending on the stage of cancer. Due to general anesthesia performed during thyroidectomy, patients experience various discomforts such as thirst, sore throat, pain, nausea, vomiting, helplessness, or drowsiness. Dry mouth and sore throat that occur after intubation for general anesthesia tend to be considered as minor complications compared to postoperative pain or vomiting, but they are discomforts that patients with thyroidectomy frequently complain of and some people experience severe pain. If glycopyrrolate, an anticholinergic agent, is used as a pre-anesthesia medication, it may dry the upper respiratory tract mucosa and cause damage during intubation. Also, it may cause dry mouth due to reduced salivation after surgery since the drug action time is long. In particular, many patients experience severe dry mouth while regaining consciousness due to prolonged oxygen supply and oral aspiration after surgery. Meanwhile, 68.4% of thyroidectomy patients complained of sore throat due to endotracheal intubation and sore throat is the second most common side effect during postoperative anesthesia recovery. Sore throat occurs due to local ischemia, swelling, and mucosal damage of the tracheal mucosa by the endotracheal tube and lasts from 1 to 2 days after surgery. In particular, the incidence of sore throat is much higher with female patients than male patients. This is because women have a smaller tracheal diameter and the softer mucous membrane wall. The reason why patients undergoing thyroid cancer surgery complain more about sore throat than other general anesthesia patients is that the thyroid surgery position is adjacent to the endotracheal tube and its surrounding tissues are damaged during surgery. As mentioned above, if dry mouth or sore throat is induced after thyroid cancer surgery, it can cause physiological and pathological changes together with various discomforts. If dry mouth occurs after surgery, a patient will experience discomfort when speaking, chewing and swallowing, or pain in the oral mucosa. In addition, oral buffering The Effect of Saline Gargling on Dry Mouth and Sore Throat in Patients with Thyroidectomy Kim, Do Hui · Park, Jeong Sook Kyungpook National University Chillgok Hospital, Daegu; College of Nursing, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea","PeriodicalId":43724,"journal":{"name":"Asian Oncology Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42560309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-08-19DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-54022/v1
Jeong Hye Kim, Judy Jung
Background Esophageal cancer patients experience physical and psychological difficulties after surgery. This study aimed to identify the changes in psychological distress and quality of life in patients with esophageal cancer before surgery to three months after surgery. Methods We enrolled 49 patients who were scheduled to undergo esophageal surgery at a tertiary hospital in Seoul, South Korea in this prospective study. Patients’ psychological distress and quality of life were assessed with the Korean scales HADS, EORTC QLQ-C30, and QLQ-OES18 at the pre-surgery, one-month post-surgery, and three months post-surgery. Results Moderate-to-severe depression was reported in 12.2% of patients at the pre-surgery evaluation, in 57.1% of patients one-month post-surgery, and 8.2% of patients three-months post-surgery. Moderate-to-severe depression was reported in 12.2% of patients at the pre-surgery evaluation, in 63.3% of patients one-month post-surgery, and 16.3% of patients three months post-surgery. Clinically significant, moderate changes (10–20 points) in physical functioning, insomnia, nausea and vomiting, and dyspnea, and significant, large changes (> 20) in role functioning, fatigue, pain, and appetite loss (per EORTC QLQ-C30) were reported from pre-surgery to one-month post-surgery. Clinically significant, moderate changes (10–20 points) in dysphagia and taste problems and a significant, large change (> 20) in eating difficulties (per QLQ-OES18) were reported from pre-surgery to one-month post-surgery. Conclusion One month after esophageal cancer surgery, patients demonstrated severe psychological distress and worsening quality of life.
{"title":"Changes in psychological distress and quality of life after esophageal cancer surgery: A prospective study","authors":"Jeong Hye Kim, Judy Jung","doi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-54022/v1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-54022/v1","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Background\u0000\u0000Esophageal cancer patients experience physical and psychological difficulties after surgery. This study aimed to identify the changes in psychological distress and quality of life in patients with esophageal cancer before surgery to three months after surgery.\u0000Methods\u0000\u0000We enrolled 49 patients who were scheduled to undergo esophageal surgery at a tertiary hospital in Seoul, South Korea in this prospective study. Patients’ psychological distress and quality of life were assessed with the Korean scales HADS, EORTC QLQ-C30, and QLQ-OES18 at the pre-surgery, one-month post-surgery, and three months post-surgery.\u0000Results\u0000\u0000Moderate-to-severe depression was reported in 12.2% of patients at the pre-surgery evaluation, in 57.1% of patients one-month post-surgery, and 8.2% of patients three-months post-surgery. Moderate-to-severe depression was reported in 12.2% of patients at the pre-surgery evaluation, in 63.3% of patients one-month post-surgery, and 16.3% of patients three months post-surgery. Clinically significant, moderate changes (10–20 points) in physical functioning, insomnia, nausea and vomiting, and dyspnea, and significant, large changes (> 20) in role functioning, fatigue, pain, and appetite loss (per EORTC QLQ-C30) were reported from pre-surgery to one-month post-surgery. Clinically significant, moderate changes (10–20 points) in dysphagia and taste problems and a significant, large change (> 20) in eating difficulties (per QLQ-OES18) were reported from pre-surgery to one-month post-surgery.\u0000Conclusion\u0000\u0000One month after esophageal cancer surgery, patients demonstrated severe psychological distress and worsening quality of life.","PeriodicalId":43724,"journal":{"name":"Asian Oncology Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2020-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45206616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-06-01DOI: 10.5388/aon.2020.20.2.83
Yu Hyeon Choe, Soo Hyun Kim, H. Oh, W. Seo, S. H. Lee
종 부작용이 발생하게 되는데 대표적인 부작용으로는 오심, 구토, 식욕부진, 탈모, 말초신경병증 등이며 항암제 투여로 인해 폐경이 유발되면 폐경증상인 안면홍조, 수면장애, 우울 등의 증상이 나타 나기도 한다. 이 중 대표적인 신경계 부작용인 항암화학요법으로 인한 말초신경병증(chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, CIPN)은 말초신경계의 감각, 운동, 자율신경 등에 염증이나 손상, 퇴화가 발생하는 것을 의미하며 항암화학요법을 받는 암 환자들 중 30~40%가 겪는 것으로 보고되고 있다. CIPN 관련요인으로는 성별, 연령, 체질량지수(body mass index, BMI), 가족력과 같은 개인적 요인과 당뇨병 및 신경병증 과거력, 항 유방암 환자의 항암화학요법으로 인한 말초신경병증: 관련요인 및 건강 관련 삶의 질에 미치는 영향
会发生种副作用，代表性的副作用有误判，呕吐，食欲不振，脱发，末梢神经病症等，如果因服用抗癌剂而引发绝经，还会出现肺轻症——面部红晕，睡眠障碍，忧郁等症状。其中最具代表性的神经系统副作用是，抗癌化学疗法引起的末梢神经病症(chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, CIPN)，是指末梢神经系统的感觉、运动、自律神经等发生炎症、损伤或退化，接受抗癌化学疗法的癌症患者中有30%至40%会经历。CIPN相关因素包括:性别、年龄、体质指数(body mass index, BMI)、家族史等个人因素;糖尿病及神经病史、抗乳腺癌患者化疗引起的末梢神经病史;相关因素及对健康生活质量的影响
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify factors that influence quality of life (QoL) of breast cancer patients who underwent immediate breast reconstruction. Methods: A total of 113 patients were enrolled. Patients’ operative satisfaction and QoL were measured using satisfaction with breast and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Breast-Cancer-Specific Quality of Life questionnaires. Results: The mean operative satisfaction was 54.41±15.57 out of 100. For QoL, the mean functional score was 45.25±20.10 and the symptom score was 25.26±15.79. Significant correlation was seen between operative satisfaction and functional QoL (r=.47, p<.001), and between operative satisfaction and symptom QoL (r=-.35, p<.001). The operative satisfaction and method of reconstruction were identified as influencing factors for functional QoL with explanatory power of 34.1%. The operative satisfaction, method of reconstruction, marital status and neoadjuvant chemotherapy were identified as influencing factors for symptom QoL with explanatory power of 28.6%. Conclusion: The results confirmed operative satisfaction and QoL among breast cancer patients who underwent immediate breast reconstruction, and the factors influencing their QoL. The results of this study are expected to help towards the decision making of patients under consideration for immediate breast reconstruction.
{"title":"Factors Influencing Quality of Life Among Breast Cancer Patients Following Immediate Breast Reconstruction","authors":"A. Y. Kim, Jeong Hye Kim","doi":"10.5388/AON.2020.20.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5388/AON.2020.20.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify factors that influence quality of life (QoL) of breast cancer patients who underwent immediate breast reconstruction. Methods: A total of 113 patients were enrolled. Patients’ operative satisfaction and QoL were measured using satisfaction with breast and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Breast-Cancer-Specific Quality of Life questionnaires. Results: The mean operative satisfaction was 54.41±15.57 out of 100. For QoL, the mean functional score was 45.25±20.10 and the symptom score was 25.26±15.79. Significant correlation was seen between operative satisfaction and functional QoL (r=.47, p<.001), and between operative satisfaction and symptom QoL (r=-.35, p<.001). The operative satisfaction and method of reconstruction were identified as influencing factors for functional QoL with explanatory power of 34.1%. The operative satisfaction, method of reconstruction, marital status and neoadjuvant chemotherapy were identified as influencing factors for symptom QoL with explanatory power of 28.6%. Conclusion: The results confirmed operative satisfaction and QoL among breast cancer patients who underwent immediate breast reconstruction, and the factors influencing their QoL. The results of this study are expected to help towards the decision making of patients under consideration for immediate breast reconstruction.","PeriodicalId":43724,"journal":{"name":"Asian Oncology Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47866488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.5388/aon.2020.20.2.100
Hyoen Jeong Kim, Miyoung Kim
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the e-health literacy and health promoting behaviors of cancer patients and nurses. Methods: The participants were 76 cancer patients who were admitted to a general hospital and 87 nurses. Data were collected from October to December of 2018 using a list of structured questionnaires. Data were analyzed using independent t-test, ANOVA, Scheffé’s test, and Pearson’s correlation coefficients using SPSS/WIN 23.0. Results: There were significant differences in e-health literacy (t=-3.15, p=.002) and nutrition, one of the sub-areas of health promoting behaviors (t=-3.80, p<.001) between cancer patients and nurses. The health promoting behaviors of cancer patients according to health-related characteristics showed statistically significant differences in health care time (F=6.91, p=.002), health concerns (F=6.30, p=.003), and perceived support (F=6.71, p=.002). Nurses’ health promoting behaviors according to health-related characteristics showed significant differences in health care time (F=16.56, p<.001), health concerns (F=5.99, p=.004), and perceived support (F=5.05, p=.009). Cancer patients and nurses showed a non-significant correlation between e-health literacy and health promoting behaviors. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that nurses should focus on contents that show significant differences in providing education for e-health literacy to cancer patients, and that nurses should enhance health promoting behaviors associated with their own nutrition.
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