Dégager les besoins en soins de soutien des femmes atteintes d’un cancer ovarien
Abstract
Les femmes diagnostiquées d’un cancer de l’ovaire subissent les nombreuses conséquences à court et à long terme du cancer et de son traitement. L’impact du cancer ne se limite pas à la sphère physique et pourtant, il existe fort peu d’information sur les types de besoins de ces femmes et si elles souhaitent ou non recevoir de l’aide afin de répondre à leurs besoins.
Le but principal de cette étude descriptive transversale était de cerner les besoins en soins de soutien (physiques, affectifs, sociaux, informationnels, spirituels, psychologiques et pratiques) des femmes atteintes d’un cancer ovarien qui fréquentaient en ambulatoire un centre de cancérologie intégré. Un but additionnel de l’étude était de déterminer si les femmes voulaient recevoir de l’aide afin de satisfaire ces besoins.
Cinquante femmes diagnostiquées d’un cancer de l’ovaire ont participé à cette étude en remplissant un questionnaire d’autoévaluation (enquête sur les besoins en soins de soutien). Les données indiquaient qu’un éventail de besoins en soins de soutien demeuraient insatisfaits chez ce groupe de patientes. Huit des dix besoins les plus fréquemment signalés étaient de nature psychosociale comme la crainte que le cancer ne revienne ou ne se propage. Les femmes ont également exprimé une gamme de difficultés sur le plan de la prise en charge de leurs besoins. Toutefois, cette réalité n’empêchait pas un nombre important de femmes d’indiquer qu’elles ne désiraient pas recevoir l’aide du personnel de la clinique relativement à certains de ces besoins. Des suggestions relatives à la pratique et aux recherches à réaliser à l’avenir sont offertes en vue d’aider les infirmières en oncologie à prodiguer les soins à ces femmes.
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