Hayden Kim, Connolly Michael
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Our Lady's Hospice and Care Services, Dublin, Ireland.
Joint Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, University College Dublin School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, and Our Lady's Hospice and Care Services, Dublin, Ireland.
Br J Nurs. 2019 Oct 10;28(18):1202-1206. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2019.28.18.1202.
palliative radiotherapy can improve quality of life for patients who are symptomatic of advanced cancers. However, this treatment modality is underused and is often mistimed, which negates its potential benefit.
the aim of this study was to assess nursing knowledge of palliative radiotherapy in the context of caring for patients with a cancer diagnosis.
a quantitative method of research was employed using a questionnaire to assess palliative radiotherapy knowledge among a purposive sample of 162 oncology and palliative care nurses.
the response rate was 48.14%. More than half of respondents reported their knowledge of radiotherapy as insufficient for their practice and almost all agreed they would benefit from more education.
nurses require more training to identify when palliative radiotherapy would be an effective symptom control option; specific areas of focus for developing future radiotherapy educational programmes are highlighted.
姑息性放疗可改善晚期癌症有症状患者的生活质量。然而，这种治疗方式未得到充分利用，且时机常常不当，从而抵消了其潜在益处。
本研究的目的是评估在照顾癌症诊断患者的背景下，护士对姑息性放疗的知识掌握情况。
采用定量研究方法，通过问卷调查评估162名肿瘤学和姑息护理护士的目的性样本对姑息性放疗的知识掌握情况。
回复率为48.14%。超过一半的受访者表示他们对放疗的知识不足以应用于实践，几乎所有人都同意他们将从更多教育中受益。
护士需要更多培训以确定何时姑息性放疗将是有效的症状控制选择；强调了未来放疗教育计划制定的具体重点领域。
