Effectiveness of Multi-modal Nursing Practices on Pain, Functional Ability and Emotional Distress among Women with Peripheral Neuropathy related Chemotherapy | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Volume 16, Issue 1, March 2025, Page 495-514 PDF (701.76 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2025.415216 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Hemat Mostafa Amer1; Elham S. Elzyen1; Entsar K. Mohamed2; Basma Said Mahmoud Elgamasy3; Nagwa Ibrahim Doma4 | ||||
| 1Assistant Professor of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University | ||||
| 2Assistant Professor of Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University | ||||
| 4Lecturer of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Peripheral neuropathy is common unpleasant events associated with cancer treatment, the use of multi non-pharmacological methods in the prevention and treatment of that problem provide advantages like controlling neuropathy pain, as well enhancing functional ability and emotional distress. Aim: To examine the effectiveness of multi-modal nursing practices on pain, functional ability and emotional distress among women with peripheral neuropathy related chemotherapy. Design: Quasi experimental design was used. Setting: Chemotherapy unit at National Cancer Institute in Menoufia University, Egypt. Subject: A purposive sample of 90 women receives chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy were chosen. Tools for data collection: Five tools encompassed: Sociodemographic Properties Questionnaire; Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Scale, The Brief Pain Inventory, Functional Ability Scale and Perceived Emotional Distress Scale. Results: There were statistical significant differences on post intervention among study compared to control groups respectively, in the total mean scores of pain 4.73±1.80& 6.20±1.60; functional abilities' scale 93.33±10.19& 79.93±15.66; perceived emotional distress 21.58±5.92 & 24.9±8.1 and chemotherapy induced peripheral 76.00±11.32 & 82.89±12.66 (p<0.05). In addition, there were positive significance correlation between pain; emotional distress and level of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. Alongside, there was negative significant correlation between functional ability and level of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy p<0.001on post intervention among study than in control groups. Conclusion: Multimodal nursing practices are beneficial in the management of women with cancer breast receiving chemo-therapy induced peripheral neuropathy. Recommendation: Implement multimodal nursing practices as standard protocol in managing breast cancer women with peripheral neuropathy related chemotherapy in the different study settings. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| cancer in women; Chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy; Multimodal Nursing practices | ||||
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