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

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• 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
• Keywords: 女性生殖器がん / 若年患者 / パートナー / 周手術期

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.

Free Research Field

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