Chemotherapy Induced Oral Mucositis Based on Patients` Needs Assessment
Mohamed Ali, Y., Sabry El–Kady, M., Said Ali, H., Abd-Allah Abdelatief, D., Nabil Abdelslam, S. (2020). Chemotherapy Induced Oral Mucositis Based on Patients` Needs Assessment. EKB Journal Management System, 11(4), 1382-1391. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.295305
Yasmin Mohamed Ali; Mohamed Sabry El–Kady; Hanan Said Ali; Dalia Abd-Allah Abdelatief; Shimaa Nabil Abdelslam. "Chemotherapy Induced Oral Mucositis Based on Patients` Needs Assessment". EKB Journal Management System, 11, 4, 2020, 1382-1391. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.295305
Mohamed Ali, Y., Sabry El–Kady, M., Said Ali, H., Abd-Allah Abdelatief, D., Nabil Abdelslam, S. (2020). 'Chemotherapy Induced Oral Mucositis Based on Patients` Needs Assessment', EKB Journal Management System, 11(4), pp. 1382-1391. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.295305
Mohamed Ali, Y., Sabry El–Kady, M., Said Ali, H., Abd-Allah Abdelatief, D., Nabil Abdelslam, S. Chemotherapy Induced Oral Mucositis Based on Patients` Needs Assessment. EKB Journal Management System, 2020; 11(4): 1382-1391. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.295305

Chemotherapy Induced Oral Mucositis Based on Patients` Needs Assessment

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2020, Page 1382-1391  XML PDF (217.87 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.295305
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Authors
Yasmin Mohamed Ali1; Mohamed Sabry El–Kady2; Hanan Said Ali3; Dalia Abd-Allah Abdelatief4; Shimaa Nabil Abdelslam4
1Assistant lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Modern University for Technology and Information
2Professor of Radiation and Nuclear Medicine ,Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University
3Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University.
4Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University
Abstract
 Background: Oral mucositis is a major chemotherapy-induced problem that may cause disturbing pain, the inability to tolerate food, infection, and negative effects on the quality of life. Oral mucositis also may entail chemotherapeutic drug dose reduction among patients, in turn reducing their cancer survival rates. Therefore, needs assessment enables the prevention or at least reduction of problems through appropriate early intervention. Aim: This study aimed to assess needs for patients having chemotherapy induced oral mucositis. Design: A descriptive study design was utilized to achieve the aim of this study. Setting: The study was conducted in the inpatients' department at Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine Department, affiliated to Ain Shams University. Subject: A purposive sample of 70 adult patients. Tools of data collection: 1) A structured interview questionnaire 2) Oral assessment guide. Results: The results of this study showed that the studied patients had Physical, Psychological, Social, Spiritual and educational needs (32.9, 64.3, 31.4, 21.4& 54.3 percentages respectively), and nearly one third of studied patients had oral mucositis after chemotherapy administration. Conclusion: The current study concluded that most of the studied patients had Physical, Psychological, Social, Spiritual, educational needs. Recommendations: The current study recommended that, developing of guidelines protocol as regard reducing chemotherapy induced oral mucositis based on patient's needs. 
Keywords
Assessment; Chemotherapy; Oral mucositis; Patients' need
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