Effect of a nursing intervention in women with postoperative breast cancer
Abstract
Objectives: To determine the effect of the nursing educational intervention in women with breast cancer during the postoperative period to strengthen the competence of home care. Method: This is a quasi-experimental approach, which involved a total of 88 women. The intervention group consisted of 58 participants and control by 30. The women in the two groups received a questionnaire that assessed their competence for home care at hospital admission. A nursing intervention was applied from admission until four weeks after surgery with the intervention group while continuous control receiving conventional intervention. The two groups applied again the competence questionnaire for home care 4 weeks after discharge. Results: In the group operated, the difference between the scores of the total means of competition for home care increased significantly compared to the control, and in the knowledge, uniqueness and well-being dimensions. Conclusions: Structured nursing intervention is a viable strategy that increases the competence to care at home, in women with breast cancer undergoing surgery.
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