Needs of Patients with Leukemia Post Stem Cell Transplantation | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 56, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2021, Pages 821-839 PDF (391.33 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.204465 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hoda Rafik Fathallah1; Tahany El-senousy2; Raffat Mohamed Abdelfattah3; Zeinab Hussein Bakr4 | ||
| 1B.sc of Nursing 2010, - Faculty of Nursing -Ain Shams University-Cairo-Egypt | ||
| 2Prof. of Medical Surgical Nursing, - Faculty of Nursing -Ain Shams University-Cairo- Egypt. | ||
| 3Assist. Prof of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantion, - Faculty of Medicine -Ain Shams University-Cairo-Egypt. | ||
| 4Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing - Faculty of Nursing -Ain Shams University-Cairo- Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Stem cell transplantation is a lifesaving procedure which is used for the treatment of hematological malignancies or diseases as leukemia. Aim: The study aimed to identify the needs of patient with leukemia post stem cell transplantation through the following: 1- Assessing the bio psychosocial needs of patients with leukemia (physical, psychological, social needs) post stem cell transplantation.2-Assessing the educational needs of patients with leukemia post stem cell transplantation. Design: Descriptive exploratory design was utilized in this study. Setting: The study was conducted in the bone marrow transplantation out patients` Clinic at Nasser Institute Hospital. Subjects: A purposive sample of 52 patients with leukemia post stem cell transplantation were involved in the study. Tools: I- Patients' medical records II- A structure interview questionnaire for patient's bio psychosocial needs. III- Katz scale of independence in activities of daily living ІV-A structure interview questionnaire about patient's knowledge. Results: The majority of the studied patients had unsatisfactory physical, psychological, social needs and total level of knowledge post stem cell transplantation. Conclusion: There was highly statistically significant relation between the patient's physical , social needs and total level of knowledge and their educational level .There was a highly significant relationship between the time of transplantation and patients' psychological and social needs. There was a significant positive correlation between patients' physical needs, social needs, daily living activities and their level of knowledge. Recommendation: Replication of the study on a larger probability sample in different setting for generalizing the findings. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Leukemia; Stem Cell Transplantation; Patients' needs | ||
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