Content analysis of nurses' interventions for post thoracic esophagectomy cancer patients at the outpatient clinic

Background: Patients having thoracic esophagectomy, a standardized treatment for esophageal cancer patients in Japan, are known to have various postsurgical signs and symptoms for a period of time. The current status of nursing interventions at outpatients need to be clarified. Purpose: This study a...

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Published in:Palliative Care Research 2014, Vol.9(3), pp.110-117
Main Authors: Iino, Keiko, Watanuki, Shigeaki, Koyama, Yurie, Kurihara, Miho, Ichikawa, Chisato, Okada, Kyoko, Uesugi, Hideo, Asanuma, Chie, Daiko, Hiroyuki, Fujita, Takeo, Suzuki, Kyoko, Wada, Chihoko, Mori, Michiko, Hisabe, Yoko, Yagasaki, Kaori, Komatsu, Hiroko
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Language:English
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content analysis
nursing
postoperative outpatient
thoracic esophageal cancer
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Summary:Background: Patients having thoracic esophagectomy, a standardized treatment for esophageal cancer patients in Japan, are known to have various postsurgical signs and symptoms for a period of time. The current status of nursing interventions at outpatients need to be clarified. Purpose: This study aimed at identifying the nurses' interventions for cancer patients at the outpatient setting who previously had thoracic radical esophagectomy. Methods: Patients who had esophagectomy at a cancer center hospital in Japan were prospectively observed and interviewed by outpatient nurses between January 2009 and December 2010. Their documented responses in medical record were prospectively investigated and were qualitatively analyzed via content analysis method. This study was approved by the study hospital's research ethics committee. Results and discussion: The data analysis of nursing interventions for 66 patients yielded 372 extracts, 12 categories, and 74 codes. Nurses were assessing patients' signs and symptoms affected by postsurgical changes, and were utilizing patients' active self-monitoring skills. The results also showed the significance of facilitating postsurgical recovery in relation to nutritional intake and physical activity in patients' daily life. Implications: Based upon the study results, the development of a systematic program is underway, which facilitates esophageal cancer patients' postsurgical recovery.
ISSN:1880-5302
1880-5302
DOI:10.2512/jspm.9.110