Effects of a sexual health care nursing record on the attitudes and practice of oncology nurses
- 주제(키워드) Attitude , Nursing record , Practice , Sexual health
- 등재 SSCI, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 Elsevier
- 발행년도 2016
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000130675
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2016.06.001
- 저작권 이화여자대학교 논문은 저작권에 의해 보호받습니다.
초록/요약
Background: A nursing record focused on sexual health care for patients with cancer could encourage oncology nurses to provide sexual health care for oncology patients in a simple and effective manner. However, existing electronic information systems focus on professional use and not sexual health care, which could lead to inefficiencies in clinical practice. Objective: To examine the effects of a sexual health care nursing record on the attitudes and practice of oncology nurses. Methods: Twenty-four full-time registered nurses caring for oncology patients were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups in Korea. The researchers developed a sexual health care record and applied it to the intervention group for one month. Data were analyzed by Mann-Whitney U test and chi-square test. Content analysis was used to analyze interviews. Results: Oncology nurses using the sexual health care record had significantly higher levels of sexual health care practice at 4 weeks post-intervention as compared to those who provided usual care to patients with cancer. Conclusion: A sexual health care record may have the potential to facilitate oncology nurses' practice of sexual health care. This study highlighted the importance of using SHC records with oncology patients to improve nursing practice related to sexuality issues. A nursing record focused on SHC for patients with cancer could make it easier and more effective for oncology nurses to provide such care to their patients. © 2016.
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