Venkatramana M, Sreedharan J, Muttappallymyalil J, Thomas M
GMC Hospital and Research Centre, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Indian J Cancer. 2011 Oct-Dec;48(4):423-7. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.92262.
Found to be effective in its treatment. The increased incidence of breast cancer supports the implementation of breast cancer screening programs. The present study evaluates the opinion among nurses regarding breast cancer screening programs in United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The study population included 154 nurses practicing at different hospitals in United Arab Emirates (UAE), all nurses who participated in the breast cancer awareness programme organized by Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE. A self-administered, pretested, structured, close-ended questionnaire was used for data collection. Statistical Analysis was performed using Predictive Analytic Software (PASW 17).
The participants' age ranged between 20 and 59 years. Fifty percent of the participants strongly agreed with the early detection of breast cancer by performing breast self examination. Thirty-nine percent were of the opinion that women aged 40 years and older should have a mammogram every year and continue to do so and 25.3% strongly felt that women in their 20s and 30s should have clinical breast examination as part of their periodic health examination by health professionals. 33.8% of the respondents strongly agree on providing information on the benefits and limitations of BSE to the female population. Twenty-six percent of the participants strongly agree that women at high risk should get magnetic resonance imaging and mammogram done every year.
The present study indicates the need for providing workplace training programs thus equipping them with better knowledge and enhancing their service among the general population.
已发现其治疗有效。乳腺癌发病率的上升支持了乳腺癌筛查项目的实施。本研究评估了阿联酋护士对乳腺癌筛查项目的看法。
研究人群包括在阿联酋不同医院执业的154名护士，所有护士均参与了阿联酋阿治曼海湾医科大学组织的乳腺癌意识项目。采用自行设计、预先测试、结构化、封闭式问卷进行数据收集。使用预测分析软件（PASW 17）进行统计分析。
参与者年龄在20至59岁之间。50%的参与者强烈同意通过进行乳房自我检查来早期发现乳腺癌。39%的人认为40岁及以上的女性应该每年进行一次乳房X光检查并持续进行，25.3%的人强烈认为20多岁和30多岁的女性应该将临床乳房检查作为其定期健康检查的一部分，由健康专业人员进行。33.8%的受访者强烈同意向女性人群提供关于乳房自我检查的益处和局限性的信息。26%的参与者强烈同意高危女性应每年进行磁共振成像和乳房X光检查。
本研究表明需要提供工作场所培训项目，从而使他们具备更好的知识并提高他们在普通人群中的服务水平。
