• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권9호
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• pp.5477-5482
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• 2013

Background: Communication plays an important role for the well being of patients, families and also health care professionals in cancer care. Conversely, ineffective communication may cause depression, increased anxiety, hopelessness and decreased of quality life for patients, families and also nurses. Objective: This study aimed to explore communication difficulties of pediatric hematology/oncology nurses with patients and their families, as well as their suggestions about communication difficulties. Materials and Methods: It was conducted in a pediatric hematology/oncology hospital in Ankara, Turkey. Qualitative data were collected by focus groups, with 21 pediatric hematology/oncology nursing staff from three groups. Content analysis was used for data analysis. Results: Findings were grouped in three main categories. The first category concerned communication difficulties, assessing problems in responding to questions, ineffective communication and conflicts with the patient's families. The second was about the effects of communication difficulties on nurses and the last main category involved suggestions for empowering nurses with communication difficulties, the theme being related to institutional issues. Conclusions: Nurses experience communication difficulties with children and their families during long hospital stays. Communication difficulties particularly increase during crisis periods, like at the time of first diagnosis, relapse, the terminal stage or on days with special meaning such as holidays. The results obtained indicate that pediatric nurses and the child/family need to be supported, especially during crisis periods. Feeling of empowerment in communication will improve the quality of care by reducing the feelings of exhaustion and incompetence in nurses.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.259-279
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• 2009

Radioiodine ablation therapy has been considered to be a standard treatment for patient with differentiated thyroid cancer after total thyroidectomy. Patients may need to be hospitalized to reduce radiation exposure of other people and relatives from radioactive patients receiving radioiodine therapy. Medical staffs, nursing staffs and technologists sometimes hesitate to contact patients in radioiodine therapy ward. The purpose of this paper is to introduce radiation dosimetry, estimate radiation dose from patients and emphasize the safety of radiation exposure from patients treated with high dose radioiodine in therapy ward. The major component of radiation dose from patient is external exposure. However external radiation dose from these patients treated with typical therapeutic dose of 4 to 8 GBq have a very low risk of cancer induction compared with other various risks occurring in daily life. The typical annual radiation dose without shielding received by patient is estimated to be 5 to 10 mSv, which is comparable with 100 to 200 times effective dose received by chest PA examination. Therefore, when we should keep in mind the general principle of radiation protection, the risks of radiation exposure from patients are low and the medical personnel are considered to be safe from radiation exposure.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.291-304
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• 2019

본 연구는 암환자를 돌보는 가족원이 인식하는 암 관련 건강정보이해력과 사회적 지지가 돌봄부담에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위한 서술적 상관관계 연구이다. 경상남도 J시 G대학교병원에 입원했거나 외래 방문한 암환자를 돌보는 가족원 130명을 대상으로 하여 2018년 7월 17일부터 11월 7일까지 구조화된 설문지를 사용하여 자료수집 후 SPSS/WIN 23.0으로 통계 분석하였다. 회귀분석 결과, 암환자를 돌보는 가족원이 환자의 배우자이면서(${\beta}=.252$, p=.002) 주관적 건강상태(${\beta}=-.207$ p=.012)와 자가간호 건강정보이해력이 낮을수록(${\beta}=-.411$, p<.001), 환자의 요구도와 선호도(${\beta}=.268$, p=.042) 및 의료인과의 적극적 관계에 대한 건강정보이해력(${\beta}=.247$, p=.037)이 높을수록 돌봄부담이 높은 것으로 파악되었으며, 37.9%의 설명력이 있는 것으로 나타났다(F=5.922, p<.001). 본 연구를 통해 암환자 가족의 돌봄부담에 주관적 건강상태와 건강정보이해력이 영향을 미침을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 암환자 가족원의 돌봄부담을 감소시키기 위해서 그들의 건강정보이해력을 향상 시킬 수 있는 개별화된 교육프로그램을 개발하여 적용하는 연구를 제언한다.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.67-76
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• 2005

Purpose: This study was to identify the influence of sexual behavior, body image, social support, and other characteristics on sexual satisfaction in patients with breast cancer according to their participation in a support group. Method: Data was collected by self-report questionnaires. Participants included 63 patients attending a support group and 76 patients who did not participate in the support group. The questionnaire sections consisted of sexual satisfaction, sexual behavior, body image, social support and information on general characteristics, disease-related characteristics, and sexual life-related characteristics. Result: There was no statistically significant difference in sexual behavior, body image and sexual satisfaction between the two groups. Social support scores were significantly higher in the support group. Sexual satisfaction was positively related with sexual behavior, post-op change of sexual intercourse frequency, body image, and patient's education level, and negatively related to age in the support group. Sexual satisfaction was positively related with sexual behavior, social support and body image in the non support group. Sexual behavior is predictable 37.0% of sexual satisfaction in the support group. Sexual behavior, body image, and social support is predictable for 38.0% of the sexual satisfaction in non support group participants. Conclusion: Implications point to the need for the development and implementation of programs that focus specifically on sexual life issues for breast cancer patients, as well as further research measuring the effects of such intervention programs. Continuous education and counseling through participation in support groups can contribute to promote and affirm a healthy sexual life for patients with breast cancer.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.165-176
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• 2007

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the needs of home care nursing services in relation to the patients in hospital. Method: Subjects were 129 patients who admitted hospital and were selected through convenience sampling. Data were collected using the Home Health Care Need Assessment Questionnaire constructed by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute. Data were analyzed using SAS 8.12 program by applying percentage. Results: 1. According to the diagnosis of the subjects, the majority had cancer (25.0%), followed by musculoskeletal disease (15,6%), neuro/cerebral vascular disease (14.1%), digestive (10.9%) and respiratory disease (10.9%). 2. With regard to fundamental nursing service, subjects wanted to receive home care services for the following reasons: Problem identification and diagnosis (77.5%), vital sign check (49.6%); and intake and output measure (20.9%). 3. With regard to clinical laboratory tests, 62.8% wanted to receive blood tests, and followed by urine tests 26.4%, and wound drainage 26.4%. 4. With regard to medication and treatment service, 40.3% of the subjects wanted to receive intravenous fluid therapy, 26.4% intravenous antibiotics, and 26.4% the monitoring of fluid therapy. 5. With regard to therapeutic nursing service, 33.3% wanted to receive wound care, 26.4% ROM exercise, and 27.9% foley catheter change and care. 6. With regard to educational needs, 42.6% wanted education on infection monitoring, 41.4% on medication, and 34.9% on diet. 7. With regard to counseling needs, 65.9% wanted to receive telephone counseling about patient condition, 52.7% counseling about re-admission and 51.9% direct counseling about patient condition. In the group of injury and toxicity, and cardiovascular/circulatory diseases, 100% wanted telephone and direct counseling about the patient condition. Conclusion: Therefore, in order to improve the quality of hospital based home health care services, various factors that affect to the need of home health care should be analyzed and specified nursing care should be looked into.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.12-21
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• 2020

Purpose: The study was to develop a tailored education and coaching program (TECP) for cancer patients, and to identify the effects of TECP on pain severity, daily living impairment, barriers on pain management, self-efficacy, and pain management satisfaction. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was used. Patients referred to an oncology nurse specialist from oncologists for pain management were randomly assigned to TECP (25) or usual education program (UEP, 22). The intervention was offered by educating the method of taking opioid medication, managing opioid-induced side effects, reducing pain misconceptions and enhancing self-efficacy for communicating with a medical team on cancer pain severity, and pain-related impairment. Patients completed questionnaires before the education program and on the next visit 3~4 weeks later. Data were analyzed by SPSS 19.0 program using percentage, frequency, mean, standard deviation, x² test and independent t-test. Results: At all levels, pain severity improved significantly in the experimental group-worst pain (8.16 to 3.80, p<.001), average pain (6.16 to 2.52 p=.008), and least pain (3.32 to 0.96, p=.038)-but not in the control group. Pain management satisfaction also showed significant differences (t=2.93, p=.005) between experimental (4.70±0.49) and control (4.17±0.73) groups. Interference with daily living, barriers to managing cancer pain, and self-efficacy for managing pain improved in both groups but there were no significant differences. Conclusion: The findings suggest that TECP should be considered for outpatients who need cancer pain management.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.958-969
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• 1998

In this study, we attempted to investigate the needs and problems of the terminal cancer patients and their family caregivers to provide them with nursing information to improve their quality of life and prepare for a peaceful death. Data was collected from August 1, 1995 to July 31, 1996 at the internal medicine unit of S hospital in Seoul area with the two groups of participants who were family members of terminal cancer patients seventy four of them were in-patients and 34 were out-patients who were discharged from the same hospital for home care. The research tool used in this study has been developed by selecting the questionnaires from various references, modifying them for our purpose and refining them based on the results of preliminary study. While general background information about the patients was obtained by reviewing their medical records, all other information was collected by interviewing the primary family caregivers of the patients using the questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed with the SPSS PC/sup +/ program. The results of this study are summarized as follows ; 1) Most frequently complained symptoms of the terminal cancer patients were in the order of pain(87%), weakness(86.1%), anorexia(83.3%) and fatigue (80.6%). 2) Main therapies for the terminal cancer patients were pain control (58.3%), hyperalimentation(47.2%) and antibiotics(21.3%). 3) Special medical devices that terminal cancer patients used most were oxygen device (11.1%), and feeding tube(5.6%). Other devices were used by less than 5% of the patients. 4) The mobility of 70.4% of the patients was worse than ECOG 3 level, they had to stay in bed more than 50% of a day. 5) Patients wanted their medical staffs to help relieve pain(45.4%), various physical symptoms(29.6%), and problems associated with their emotion(11.1%). 6) 16.7% of the family caregivers hoped for full recovery of the patients, refusing to admit the status of the patients. Also, 37% wished for the extension of the patient's life at least for 6 months. 7) Only 38.9% of the family members was preparing for the patient's funeral. 8) 45.4% of family caregivers prefer hospital as the place for the patient's death, 39.8% their own home, and 14.8% undetermined. 9) Caregivers of the patients were mostly close family members, i.e., spouse(62%), and sons and daughters or daughter-in-laws(21.3%). 10) 43.5% of the family caregivers were aware of hospice care. 46.8% of them learned about the hospice care from the mass media, 27.7% from health professionals, and the rest from books and other sources. 11) Caregivers were asked about the most difficult problems they encounter in home care, 41 of them pointed out the lack of health professionals they can contact, counsel and get help from in case of emergency, 17 identified the difficulty of finding appropriate transportation to hospital, and 13 stated the difficulty of admission in hospital as needed. 12) 93.6% of family caregivers demanded 24-hour hot line, 80% the visiting nurses and doctors, and 69.4% the volunteer's help. The above results indicate that terminal patients and their family caregivers demand help from qualified health professionals whenever necessary. Hospice care system led by well-trained medical and nursing staffs is one of the viable answers for such demands.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.117-127
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• 2009

목적: 의료진은 암 환자들에게 적절한 건강 관련 정보를 제공함으로써 암 환자들이 자신의 질병과 치료에 대한 불확실한 상황을 극복하여 스스로 건강을 관리하는 것을 도울 수 있다. 효과적으로 정보를 제공하기 위해서는 환자가 실제 알고자 하는 정보 내용을 파악하는 것이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 위암 수술 후 환자의 정보 요구 경향을 확인하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 위암 수술 후 환자로, 2008년 11월 18일 삼성서울병원 위암센터에서 주관한 '위암 환자의 날' 행사에 참여한 대상자에게 설문지를 배부하여 직접 작성하도록 하였고, 수집된 190명의 설문지를 분석하였다. 설문 도구는 검사, 치료, 예후, 추후 관리, 성 생활, 위암 관련 정보 영역과 7개의 단일 문항의 총 37개 문항으로 구성되었다. 결과: 정보 요구는 예후, 치료 기간 동안 스스로 할 수 있는 건강 관리 방법, 추후 관리, 위암 관련 정보, 치료, 검사 등의 순으로 높게 나타났다. 문항별로 살펴보면, 예후, 식이, 치료 중의 건강 관리와 관련한 문항에서 높은 정보 요구를 보였다. 대상자의 연령이 젊을수록 검사, 치료, 성 생활, 위암 관련 정보 영역의 정보 요구가 높았다. 결론: 기존에 축적된 병원의 치료 결과 및 예후 자료에 근거한 객관적인 예후 관련 정보를 교육 프로그램에 반영하고 암 환자 및 보호자가 이해하기 쉽도록, 그리고 치료 과정에 적극적으로 참여할 수 있도록 적절한 정보를 전달하여야 할 것이다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.374-383
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• 2018

본 논문은 영구적 장루보유자와 일시적 장루보유자의 미충족 요구와 삶의 질을 비교하고, 어떤 미충족 요구가 있는지 분석하여 향후 장루보유자의 특성에 맞는 자가 관리 프로그램 개발에 필요한 기초자료를 제공하고자 시도되었다. 연구대상은 직장 결장암이나 다른 진행성 암에 대한 치료적 혹은 고식적 목적으로 장루 형성술을 시행한 장루보유자 128명으로써, 일시적 장루보유자 64명, 영구적 장루보유자 64명으로 구성되었다. 자료수집 기간은 2018년 2월 1일부터 4월 5일까지였으며, 수집된 자료는 IBM SPSS 21.0 program을 이용하여 카이제곱과 독립 t-검정으로 분석하였다. 설문조사는 암환자 미충족 요구사정도구인 Comprehensive Needs Assessment Tool in Cancer(CNAT)를 수정 보완하였고, 장루보유자 삶의 질 측정도구는 The City of Hope Quality of Life(COH-QOL) ostomy Questionnaire를 이용하여 자가 보고 하도록 하였다. 연구결과 일시적 장루보유자의 미충족 요구가 영구적 장루보유자의 미충족 요구도보다 유의하게 더 높았다(t=-2.284, P=.024). 일시적 장루보유자의 미충족 요구가 더 많은 영역은 정보 및 교육 영역(t=-2.747, p=.007), 심리적 문제(t=-2.578, p=.011), 의료진 영역(t=-2.599, p=.010)이었다. 또한 일시적 장루보유자의 삶의 질은 영구적 장루보유자의 삶의 질보다 더 낮은 편이었으나, 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다(t=-1.364, P=.0175). 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 일시적 장루보유자들에게 적절한 정보와 심리적 지지를 제공하고 일시적 장루보유자를 위한 퇴원 후 자가 관리 프로그램을 개발할 필요가 있겠다.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제3권
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• pp.86-97
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• 1996

The traditonal inpatient acute hospital setting is organized primarily for the intensive management of disease, but not well-suited for continuity of care for the chronically ill patients after being discharged from hospital. For the planning of the continuity of care, firstly, it is necessary to assess the home care needs of the discharged pateints in the context of the nursing diagnosis. Therefore, this study is designed to identify the home nursing care need trajectory of the patients with chronic illness after discharged from one of the the General Hospitals in Seoul, Korea. The subjects are the patients with chronic illness such as stroke, musculoskeletal disease, hypertension, cancer etc., in average age of 52. 2 years old. The findings of this study are as follows : 1) The limitaion of ADL has been constantly facing to the subjects and has not been changed 4 weeks after being discharged. And the sense of with-drawal was getting worse at 4th weeks than the 1st week after being discharged. 2) The lists of the patient's problems are the impairment of mobility, elimination pattern, inactivity, impairment of skin integrity, ineffective airway clearance, and potential anxiety, self concept deficit, ineffective family coing, etc. Those problems were diminished in quantity at the first week after discharged, but at the 4th week, those problems were getting worse. 3) The need of specialized nursing care such as tube feeding, ostomy care, $O_2$ inhalation, IV therapy, teaching and exercise are considered as the most consisting problems facing to the subjects. 4) In general, the chronically ill patients and their caregivers have not been adapted well even at the 4th weeks after being discharged. 5) Considering those findings, the basic care for patients should be given and the trainging for process of the adaptation after discharged should be encouraged prior being discharged from hostital. For this suggestion, the systematic discharge planning should be carried and the hospital based home nursing model should be implemented at the general hospital for the chronically ill patients.