Efficacy of an in‐home nursing intervention following short‐stay breast cancer surgery
Research in Nursing & HealthPublished 7 September 2004
Gwen Wyatt, Laurie Friedman Donze, Kathryn Christensen Beckrow
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It is suggested that a targeted nursing protocol may, at reasonable cost, improve QOL and enhance health-related knowledge in patients following short-stay breast cancer.
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This randomized controlled trial (n = 240) was designed to test the efficacy of a sub-acute home nursing intervention following short-stay surgery for breast cancer. Intervention participants received the in-home nursing protocol, whereas non-intervention participants received agency nursing care or no nursing care. Data, collected via questionnaire, telephone interview, and chart audit, included surgical recovery/self-care knowledge, functional status, anxiety, quality of life (QOL), and health service utilization. There were no significant group differences on postoperative functional status, anxiety, QOL, further surgeries, or complications. Intervention participants were more likely to receive instruction on surgical self-care (p <or=.001) and report improved social/family QOL (p <or=.05), with fewer home visits (p <or=.001). These findings suggest that a targeted nursing protocol may, at reasonable cost, improve QOL and enhance health-related knowledge.
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