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- Title
Development of Nurse-led Navigation Program for Gastric Cancer Patients with Gastrectomy: Exploring the Effectiveness.
- Authors
HyoNam Lim; JuHee Lee; Taewha Lee; Mo Na Choi; Sanghee Kim; Joo-Ho Lee; Sang Eok Lee
- Abstract
Background: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a nurse-led navigation program for gastric cancer patients with gastrectomy. Method: The experimental group consisted of 23 patients and the control group consisted of 22 patients with gastric cancer after gastrectomy in K university hospital in Korea. A quasi-experimental study with a nonequivalent control group was used. This study consists of two phases: a methodological study to develop a navigation program for gastric cancer patients and a quasi-experimental study to verify the effects of the navigation program. The navigation program was administered to the experimental group over 3 months with a total of 8 sessions. Result: The experimental group had lower distress than the control group (F = 5.298, p = 0.004). The experimental group had less weight changes than the control group (F = 4.390, p = 0.019), and the healthcare service satisfaction with regard to nurses was high (Z = 2.932, p = 0.003). However, the quality of life was not significantly different(F = 5.905, p = 0.707). Conclusion: The nurse-led navigation program for gastric cancer patients was effective at reducing distress, improving nutritional status, and increasing satisfaction with healthcare services. It is suggested to conduct long-term follow-up research to measure quality of life changes from the navigation program.
- Subjects
STOMACH tumors; EVALUATION of medical care; META-analysis; RESEARCH methodology; PATIENT-centered care; PATIENT satisfaction; CANCER patients; CLINICAL medicine; NUTRITIONAL status; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress
- Publication
Medico-Legal Update, 2021, Vol 21, Issue 3, p360
- ISSN
0971-720X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/mlu.v21i3.3014