School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW, Australia; School of Nursing, Paramedicine & Healthcare Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW, Australia.
Semin Oncol Nurs. 2024 Aug;40(4):151656. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2024.151656. Epub 2024 Jun 12.
Psychological distress can occur following diagnosis and treatment for prostate cancer, compromising psychosocial wellbeing. Improved recognition and management of distress by healthcare professionals can enhance clinical practice and promote evidence-based prostate cancer care. This paper explores the effectiveness and feasibility of the online Distress Screening for Prostate Cancer course, designed to improve healthcare professionals' understanding of screening for prostate cancer-related distress. It aims to evaluate whether this e-learning course increases learners' knowledge of distress screening for prostate cancer.
Healthcare professionals were invited to enroll in the online course and complete optional evaluation questions. The pretest posttest design identified changes in learners' knowledge about distress screening for people with prostate cancer, including prevalence, risk factors, assessment and management strategies for distress (n = 149). Learners also rated satisfaction in a cross-sectional survey (n = 116). Most respondents were nurses, including Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurses.
Learners' knowledge of distress screening was higher after course completion. Improvement between pre- and posttest results was statistically significant for four of ten items, including risk of prostate cancer-related distress, and suicidality, and the purpose of distress screening. Learners reported high satisfaction with course content, structure, engagement, relevance, and approach. They particularly valued the narrative-based approach and interactivity. Small numbers encountered technological problems and some offered suggestions to improve learner feedback.
The course improved healthcare professionals' knowledge of distress among people affected by prostate cancer. Learners found the e-learning format feasible and acceptable.
Deeper understanding of the psychological implications of diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer can help healthcare professionals respond to and manage distress among men and their families, and provide supportive care to improve health-related quality of life. Access to an online course can offer effective, feasible education on distress screening.
前列腺癌的诊断和治疗后可能会出现心理困扰，从而影响心理社会健康。医疗保健专业人员对困扰的识别和管理的改善可以增强临床实践并促进基于证据的前列腺癌护理。本文探讨了在线前列腺癌困扰筛查课程的有效性和可行性，该课程旨在提高医疗保健专业人员对前列腺癌相关困扰筛查的理解。目的是评估这种电子学习课程是否增加了学习者对前列腺癌困扰筛查的知识。
邀请医疗保健专业人员注册在线课程并完成可选的评估问题。在预测试后测试设计中，确定了学习者对前列腺癌患者困扰筛查的知识变化，包括患病率、风险因素、评估和管理困扰的策略（n=149）。学习者还在横断面调查中对满意度进行了评分（n=116）。大多数受访者是护士，包括前列腺癌专科护士。
完成课程后，学习者对困扰筛查的了解有所提高。在十个项目中的四个项目中，预测试和后测试结果之间的差异具有统计学意义，包括前列腺癌相关困扰和自杀风险，以及困扰筛查的目的。学习者对课程内容、结构、参与度、相关性和方法表示高度满意。他们特别重视基于叙述的方法和互动性。少数人遇到技术问题，有些人提出了改进学习者反馈的建议。
该课程提高了医疗保健专业人员对受前列腺癌影响的人群困扰的认识。学习者发现电子学习格式可行且可接受。
更深入地了解前列腺癌诊断和治疗的心理影响，可以帮助医疗保健专业人员应对和管理男性及其家属的困扰，并提供支持性护理以提高与健康相关的生活质量。在线课程的访问可以提供有效的、可行的困扰筛查教育。
