William, N., Abozead, S., Mohammad, Z., Khallaf, S., Abd-Almageed, A. (2024). Effectiveness of nursing intervention designing protocol in improving knowledge and adherence among women with breastcancer regarding oral hormonal therapy. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 12(42), 31-38. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.264110.1757
Neama Fosdok William; Shalabia El-Sayed Abozead; Zienab Abd-El-lateef Mohammad; Salah Mabrouk Khallaf; Asmaa Sayed Abd-Almageed. "Effectiveness of nursing intervention designing protocol in improving knowledge and adherence among women with breastcancer regarding oral hormonal therapy". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 12, 42, 2024, 31-38. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.264110.1757
William, N., Abozead, S., Mohammad, Z., Khallaf, S., Abd-Almageed, A. (2024). 'Effectiveness of nursing intervention designing protocol in improving knowledge and adherence among women with breastcancer regarding oral hormonal therapy', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 12(42), pp. 31-38. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.264110.1757
William, N., Abozead, S., Mohammad, Z., Khallaf, S., Abd-Almageed, A. Effectiveness of nursing intervention designing protocol in improving knowledge and adherence among women with breastcancer regarding oral hormonal therapy. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2024; 12(42): 31-38. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.264110.1757
Effectiveness of nursing intervention designing protocol in improving knowledge and adherence among women with breastcancer regarding oral hormonal therapy
1Mastar Degree of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, at Assiut University Egypt,
2Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University Egypt,
3Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology and Hematological Oncology South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut, Egypt
4Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Oral hormonal medication is an essential part of the management of breast cancer patients. Nurse intervention is important in the improvement of knowledge and the self-reported level of adherence to hormonal therapy among women with breast cancer. Aim: To evaluate the Effectiveness of nursing intervention designing protocol in Improving knowledge and adherence among women with breast cancer regarding oral hormonal therapy. Subjects and Method: Quasi-experimental single-group pre-post-test design was utilized. A convenient number of 200 adult women with the diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer were included in this study, there are ranged from (18-65) years, new receiving oral hormonal therapy, from the inpatient department and outpatients' clinic at South Egypt Cancer Institute of Assiut University hospitals. A structured interviewing questionnaire included demographic, medical data, Knowledge assessment, and an adherence scale was used. Nursing intervention protocol was carried out over 2 months for patients at follow-up. Results: All of them (100%) were females, the majority of them (98%) were married, all studied patients (100%) achieve good knowledge, and 90% of studied patients achieved medium to high scores regarding compliance for oral hormonal therapy, protocol after applying of nursing intervention designing protocol Conclusion: There were improvement regarding patients` knowledge, and adherence level after applying nursing intervention protocol. Recommendations: Nurses should counsel cancer patients about oral hormonal therapy, addressing the reasons for non-adherence and handling them.