Evaluation of Patients' Knowledge about Bladder Cancer | ||||
Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||||
Volume 10, Issue 2, July 2023, Page 95-102 PDF (584.51 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2023.340370 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Hanan Farag 1; Wafaa Sherif2; Ahmed EL-Hefnawy3; Hanan Mohamed4 | ||||
1Demonstrator at Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University | ||||
2Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University | ||||
3Professor of urology, Mansoura Urology and Nephrology center, Faculty of Medicine | ||||
4Assistant professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Bladder cancer is one of the most common Genito-urinary cancer worldwide, it՚ s burden is high at all phases of treatment and surveillance owing to the frequent tumor recurrence and progression. to date, little research has examined cancer-associated needs of bladder cancer patients. Aim: Evaluate patient’s knowledge about bladder cancer. Methods: Descriptive study design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at Mansoura Urology and Nephrology Centre, Egypt. Subject: Convenience sampling of 60 adult patients with non- muscle invasive bladder cancer were admitted to Urology and Nephrology Centre within the period of data collection Tools: Two assessment tools were used; Tool I interview questionnaire and Tool II self-administrated structured questionnaire Results: Sixty patients completed the study with 90% of them aged from (50 - ˂ 60) and (41.7%) of the patients were classified as read and write, (97%) of patients had poor knowledge level related to bladder cancer. Conclusion: Most of the study sample had poor levels in all knowledge domains related to bladder cancer, activities of daily living, guidelines of intravesical injection & it’s local side effects, and measures՚ control side effects Recommendations: Establishing educational program for bladder cancer patients in order to address the needs of these patients. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Bladder Cancer; Evaluation; Patient ՚s Knowledge | ||||
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