Curcio Kristin R, Lambe Camille, Schneider Susan, Khan Kalsoom
Cone Health Regional Cancer Center, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2012 Aug;16(4):400-6. doi: 10.1188/12.CJON.400-406.
This article describes the implementation and evaluation of a survivorship protocol for cancer survivors to improve knowledge about their disease and decrease anxiety. The study included a convenience sample of 30 cancer survivors at an outpatient community cancer center in the southeastern United States following completion of acute oncology treatment. One month after the survivorship protocol was delivered, knowledge about diagnosis, treatments, recommended follow-up, signs of recurrence, and late side effects increased. Anxiety scores were lower one month after the intervention, and satisfaction with the protocol was high. The results demonstrated that the survivorship protocol is a feasible method of educating cancer survivors, supporting the Institute of Medicine's recommendation that strategies for delivering education to cancer survivors are important. Survivors have additional needs that must be addressed following treatment, and a survivorship protocol can provide the knowledge survivors need to participate in their own health care.
本文描述了一项针对癌症幸存者的生存方案的实施与评估，该方案旨在提高他们对自身疾病的认识并减轻焦虑。该研究纳入了美国东南部一家门诊社区癌症中心30名完成急性肿瘤治疗后的癌症幸存者作为便利样本。在提供生存方案一个月后，幸存者对诊断、治疗、推荐的随访、复发迹象和晚期副作用的了解有所增加。干预一个月后焦虑评分降低，且对该方案的满意度较高。结果表明，生存方案是一种教育癌症幸存者的可行方法，支持了医学研究所的建议，即向癌症幸存者提供教育的策略很重要。幸存者在治疗后还有其他需求必须得到满足，而生存方案可以提供幸存者参与自身医疗保健所需的知识。
