Knowledge about breast cancer and hereditary breast cancer among nurses in a public hospital

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Carmen Maria Dornelles Prolla¹  Patrícia Santos Da Silva¹  Cristina Brinckmann Oliveira Netto¹  José Roberto Goldim¹  Patricia Ashton-prolla¹ 

关键词: Knowledge;    Nurses;    Male;    Nurses;    Breast Neoplasms;    Conhecimento;    Enfermeiros;    Enfermeiras;    Neoplasias da Mama;    Conocimiento;    Enfermeros;    Enfermeras;    Neoplasias de la Mama;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0104-1169.0185.2529

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To assess the knowledge of nurses involved in the care of oncology patients in a public university hospital, regarding breast cancer and hereditary breast cancer, and to verify the use of such knowledge in their daily practice.METHODS: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. Data were obtained through a structured, self-administered questionnaire. Out of 154 nurses, 137 (88.9%) agreed to participate in the study. Two questionnaires were excluded such that 135 questionnaires were analyzed.RESULTS: The global percentage of correct answers was not associated with age (p=0.173) or degree/specialization (p=0.815). Questions were classified into categories. In categories involving knowledge of established breast cancer risk factors and indicators of hereditary breast cancer, the rate of correct answers was 65.8% and 66.4%, respectively. On the practice of genetic counseling, 40.7% of those interviewed were not sure about the definition of genetic counseling and 78.5% reported never having identified or referred a patient at genetic risk for specialized risk assessment. Practice of educational actions regarding this subject was reported by 48.5% of those interviewed.CONCLUSION: This study reinforces the need to develop qualifying actions for nurses, so that strategies to control breast cancer become effective in their health care practice.

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