'n Verpleegkundige ondersteuningsprogram vir vroue met primêre karsinoom van die mammae

[摘要] English: All women with breast cancer need support to deal with the combined impact of thediagnosis of cancer, breast loss, adjuvant treatment and the possible recurrence of thedisease. The women need to adjust to live with and accept these factors. As discussedin the literature, nursing staff do not always give the necessary emotional support.Research results show that there is a difference between women's need for support andthat which is given by the nursing staff.The aim of the study is to develop a nursing support program for women with primarybreast cancer.A descriptive study was done using a qualitative research design. Free attitude interviewswere used to collect data from women with primary breast cancer who are being treatedby private oncologists and radiation oncologists in the Pretoria area. Thephenomenalogical perspective of Haase and Van Kaam were used in combination fordata analysis.According to the data it clearly appears that the support of the nursing 'staff consists ofdirect nursing support initiated by the nursing staff with the woman, in order to assist thewoman to adjust to her illness, and the effects thereof. The core of the direct nursingsupport is communication, accompaniment and information. The woman's externalenvironment is involved during indirect nursing support. Although the women's needs canbe generalised, each woman requires specific and individual care. These support needsvary at times.A nursing support program for women with primary breast cancer was developed aftercomparing the collected data with the literature. By following this program, the nursingstaff can teach the women to adjust to and to accept the emotional as well as the socialimpact of the diagnosis, breast loss and the adjuvant treatment. The women learn to livewith a diagnosis of cancer despite a fear for recurrence.

[发布机构] University of the Free State