The supportive care needs of patients with prostate cancer: a qualitative study / 中国实用护理杂志
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
;
(36): 531-537, 2021.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-883017
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To understand the supportive care needs of patients with prostate cancer during their illness, so as to construct the supportive care needs intervention program.Methods:
Purposive sampling method was used to conduct semi-structured interviews on 17 patients with prostate cancer from June 2019 to January 2020 in Haikou Hospital of Xiangya Affiliated Hospital of Central South University, and the data were analyzed by content analysis method.Results:
Seven themes were extracted the need of health information, the need of social support, the need of health care services, psychological and emotional need, the need of symptom management, the need of economic support and disease specific need.Conclusions:
Patients with prostate cancer have multiple supportive care needs. The results of this study could be important reference for medical staff to provide comprehensive, personalized and humanistic care for patients and improve patients′ the quality of life and medical experience.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
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