Thesis (PH.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Nursing - Department Of Nursing Science

The study was conducted to : construct and implement a teaching program for cancer patients receiving external radiation therapy , and to investigate the impact of a designed teaching program on anxiety level and satisfaction with care among cancer patients receiving external radiation therapyA quasi - experimental time series design was utilized to compare level of anxiety and satisfaction between patients before , during and after receiving the teaching programThe sample was composed of 60 adult males and females divided into 2 groups of 30 patients eachEach group was assigned randomly to a line of managementThe control group received the routine hospital care , while the study group received the constructed teaching program on individual basisData were collected using a sociodemographic data sheet , the State - trait Anxiety Inventory , and the Patient Confidence and Patient Satisfaction with Care ScaleThe results revealed that , head and neck cancer patients who received the teaching program rated their anxiety the same as those not receiving the program , but they rated their satisfaction with received help , information , medical care and nursing care higher than those not receiving the programIt is recommended that radiotherapy departments should be staffed by trained oncology nurses or radiographers to provide information and support for patients , a training program for nurses is needed to cover nursing and medical treatment for head and neck cancer patients , psychological reactions , coping strategies and crisis interventionslso , further research is recommended to investigate anxiety one month after completion of treatment with continuing follow - up strategies focusing on psychological aspects

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