Development of a nursing support model for postoperative young gynecological cancer patients and their partners

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24792448
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Clinical nursing
Research Institution	Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences
Principal Investigator	SHIOBARA YUMIKO 千葉県立保健医療大学, 健康科学部, 助教 (20555297)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords	女性生殖器がん / 若年患者 / パートナー / 周手術期 / 関係性 / 癌 / 看護学
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This study was conducted with the aim of devising a nursing support model to maintain and improve the relationships between postoperative young gynecological cancer patients and their partners, and to support couples living with cancer. I directed various forms of support from the time of diagnosis. These included support to reduce anxiety over patients’ deteriorating relationships with their partners due to hysterectomy and loss of fertility; support for partners to overcome their grief over the patient’s cancer diagnosis and loss of fertility and to build a foundation for supporting the patient; support during hospitalization in understanding potential problems that may be faced after discharge and their solutions; support to encourage acceptance of the cancer diagnosis and loss of fertility after surgery; and support to allow patients and their partners to notice their consideration and effort towards each other and recognize that each is an irreplaceable existence to the other.