scholarly journals A survey of the breast care nurse role in the provision of information and supportive care to Australian women diagnosed with breast cancer

Nursing Open ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracey Ahern ◽  
Anne Gardner ◽  
Mary Courtney
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Supportive Care ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Nurse Role ◽  
Breast Care Nurse ◽  
Breast Care

A Specialist Breast Care Nurse Role for Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer: Enhancing Supportive Care

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 627-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaaren Watts ◽  
Bettina Meiser ◽  
Helen Conlon ◽  
Susan Rovelli ◽  
Kerry Tiller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Breast Cancer ◽  
Supportive Care ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Nurse Role ◽  
Breast Care Nurse ◽  
Breast Care

Evaluating Key Dimensions of the Breast Care Nurse Role in Australia

2004 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Szwajcer ◽  
Rosemary Hannan ◽  
Judith Donoghue ◽  
Suzanne Mitten-Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Care Nurse ◽  
Nurse Role ◽  
Breast Care Nurse ◽  
Breast Care ◽  
Key Dimensions

scholarly journals The role of the breast care nurse during treatment for early breast cancer: The patient’s perspective

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgia Halkett ◽  
Paul Arbon ◽  
Sheila Scutter ◽  
Martin Borg
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Early Breast Cancer ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Patient’S Perspective ◽  
Breast Care Nurse ◽  
Breast Care

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Breast Care Nurse Led Video Orientation Programme on Information and Navigation for Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients at University Malaya Medical Center, Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 110s-110s
Author(s):  
T. Islam ◽  
S. Musthaffa ◽  
S.M. Hoong ◽  
F. Harun ◽  
A. Hassan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Breast Care Nurse ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Breast Care

Background: Advancement in medical treatment with wider treatment options have made breast cancer (BC) care more complex. Short consultation time with physicians, treatment complexities, patients' fears and poor coping skills at the time of diagnosis may affect patient´s decision that cause treatment delays and nonadherence. Main reasons for advance BC presentation in Malaysia are delay in taking treatment decision and poor breast health literacy on disease and treatment outcomes may contribute to nonadherence to treatments. To address this knowledge gap, a breast care nurse (BCN) led orientation video for new patients to navigate them through complex multimodal treatment processes. This audio-visual educational tool address multimodal treatments and its side effects and in addition navigating admission, discharge and follow-up, advice on diet and exercise to maintain a healthy life style during survivorship period was developed in layperson language in Malay, Mandarin and English. Aim: To assess the effectiveness of BCN led video orientation on the improvement of patient knowledge and satisfaction. Methods: A pilot study was carried out in 50 patients to assess the effectiveness of the video, and found that patients needed a face to face interaction to watch the video. Hence, a BCN led orientation was developed to use the video. A self-administered pre- and postsurvey on 246 newly diagnosed breast cancer patients in University Malaya Medical Center (UMMC) was performed to evaluate expectations, satisfactions and knowledge (a Likert scale response using items 4 number scale was used, 0 means “no knowledge” and 4 means “a great degree of knowledge”). The scoring was done before and after the video orientation was done. A Wilcoxon matched-paired signed-rank test was perform to analyze the changes in the scoring. Results: Among 247 patients, who received the BCN led video orientation program, 79.3% (n= 197) found that the video met or exceeded their expectations. 23.9% (n=59) and 56.3% (139) consecutively found the video very effective and effective in broadening their perspective on BC treatments. And 171 (69.2%) of them overall rated the video highly met their expectations. There were significant improvement in knowledge for treatment options for BC, mean scores (M=0.93 versus M=2.97) before and after watching the video ( P < 0.001). Similar findings were found in different types of operation for BC; procedure for admission in UMMC, information on chemotherapy; radiotherapy; hormone therapy and alternative medicine for BC. It also showed improved knowledge scores for healthy diet; physical activity after treatments and care of the arm after operation ( P < 0.001). Conclusion: Video-based information on treatments and navigating care through a BCN led service had effectively improved patients' knowledge and satisfaction. This approach can be used to educate cancer patients in a middle resource setting.

scholarly journals Treatment Information and Navigation Program for New Patients With Breast Cancer in Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 3) ◽  
pp. 45s-45s
Author(s):  
Nur Aishah Taib ◽  
Tania Islam ◽  
Ranjit Kaur ◽  
Suhaida Mushtaffa
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Treatment Decision ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Resource Setting ◽  
Breast Care Nurse ◽  
Breast Care

Purpose Advancements in medical treatment with wider treatment options have made breast cancer (BC) care more complex. Short consultation time with physicians, patient fears, and poor coping skills at the time of diagnosis may affect a patient’s decision, causing treatment delays and nonadherence. The main reasons for advanced BC presentation in Malaysia are a delay in making a treatment decision and poor breast health literacy on the disease and its treatment outcomes. To address this gap, we developed an audio-visual tool on multimodal treatments; adverse effects; navigating admission, discharge, and follow-up; and advice on diet and exercise to maintain a healthy lifestyle during the survivorship period in layperson language in Malay, Mandarin, and English. This study aims to assess its effectiveness in improving patient knowledge and satisfaction. Methods A pilot study of 50 patients found that patients needed face-to-face interaction to watch the video. Hence, a breast care nurse–led orientation was developed. A self-administered pre- and postsurvey in 246 patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer in University Malaya Medical Centre was performed to evaluate expectations, satisfactions, and knowledge. We scored the results with the following Likert scale terms: 0 means no knowledge and 4 means a great degree of knowledge. Scoring was done pre- and postintervention. A Wilcoxon matched paired signed rank test was used in the analysis. Results Among 246 patients who received the intervention, 79.3% (n = 197) found that the video met or exceeded their expectations, and 80.2% found the video effective in broadening their perspective on BC treatments. One hundred seventy-one patients (69.2%) rated the video as highly meeting their expectations. There were significant improvements in knowledge of treatment options for BC (mean scores 0.93 v 2.97 for pre- and postintervention; P < .001). Similar findings were found in different types of operations for BC; admission procedures; and information on chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone therapy, and alternative medicine. Knowledge scores for healthy diet, physical activity after treatment, and care of the arm were observed ( P < .001). Conclusion Video-based information on treatments and navigating care through a breast care nurse–led service effectively improved patients’ knowledge and satisfaction. This approach can be used to educate patients with cancer in a middle-resource setting. AUTHORS' DISCLOSURES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The following represents disclosure information provided by authors of this manuscript. All relationships are considered compensated. Relationships are self-held unless noted. I = Immediate Family Member, Inst = My Institution. Relationships may not relate to the subject matter of this manuscript. For more information about ASCO's conflict of interest policy, please refer to www.asco.org/rwc or ascopubs.org/jco/site/ifc . No COIs from the authors.

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