Evans Ellen W, Redmond Elizabeth C
Cardiff Metropolitan University.
Oncol Nurs Forum. 2018 Sep 1;45(5):E98-E110. doi: 10.1188/18.ONF.E98-E110.
To explore awareness of foodborne infection risk during chemotherapy treatment, to assess knowledge of risk-reducing food safety practices in patients with cancer and their family caregivers, and to determine self-reported food-handling practices.
SAMPLE & SETTING: A convenience sample of 121 patients receiving chemotherapy and 51 family caregivers of patients receiving chemotherapy in the United Kingdom recruited in the community and using online advertising.
METHODS & VARIABLES: Participants completed a self-report questionnaire to determine food safety knowledge and self-reported food-handling practices.
Although patients receiving chemotherapy and family caregivers reported awareness of food safety practices, self-reported practices indicated that potentially unsafe practices may be used in relation to temperature control, handwashing, safe cooking, and adherence to use-by dates. Such practices may increase the risk of foodborne illness to patients receiving chemotherapy treatment.
Nursing research is required to explore the food safety training and awareness of healthcare providers. Highly focused and specifically targeted food safety interventions need to be developed and delivered to increase awareness and to implement food safety practices.
探讨化疗期间对食源性感染风险的认知，评估癌症患者及其家庭护理人员对降低风险的食品安全措施的了解情况，并确定自我报告的食品处理行为。
在英国通过社区招募和在线广告选取了121名接受化疗的患者及51名接受化疗患者的家庭护理人员作为便利样本。
参与者完成一份自我报告问卷，以确定食品安全知识和自我报告的食品处理行为。
尽管接受化疗的患者及其家庭护理人员表示了解食品安全措施，但自我报告的行为表明，在温度控制、洗手、安全烹饪以及遵守保质期方面可能存在不安全行为。这些行为可能会增加接受化疗患者食源性疾病的风险。
需要进行护理研究，以探索医疗服务提供者的食品安全培训和认知情况。需要制定并实施高度集中且针对性强的食品安全干预措施，以提高认知并落实食品安全措施。
