Assessment Of Adult Cancer Patients Opinion Towards Cancer Chemotherapy Related Information Needs In Tikur Anbessa Specialized Referral Hospital Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Background: Many people have some type of altered cell growth such as moles and skin tag.rnMost of altered cell growth are harmless (benign) and do not require intervention. Malignant cellrngrowth or cancer, however, is serious and, without intervention, leads to death. Even though,rnproviding care to clients and families experiencing cancer is complex and challenging, giving patientsrnwith adequate information, advice and support around treatment is an important component ofrncare in which nurses play an important role. Patients desire different types and amounts ofrninformation depending on their type of cancer, the extent of disease progression, and their uniquernpersonal life circumstances.rnMethod: Institution based cross-sectional qualitative and quantitative descriptive study designsrnwere employed on 395 patients in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Referral Hospital from Februaryrn2011 to March 2011 with convenience sampling technique to explore cancer patients’ opinionrntowards cancer chemotherapy related information needs. Data was collected by face-to-face andrnthrough an in-depth interviews using structured and semi structured questionnaires. Cleaned andrncoded data were entered to epi-info software and then exported into a Statistical Package forrnSocial Science Version 16 software for analysis purpose. Calculations of proportions werernrecorded on frequency tables and cross tabulation were done for selected variables. AlsornPearson’s chi square test was calculated in order to show association between selected variables.rnQualitative data obtained through an in-depth interview was transcribed by arranging the recordrnaccording to forwarded questions and analyzed manually by identifying common themes.rnResult: In this study, 395 study participants were involved; 385 for quantitative and 10 forrnqualitative. Out of which 290 (73.42%) were females and 107(27.08%) were males. As arnqualitative result the majority of the participants had negative opinions towards cancernchemotherapy related information and quantitatively 144 (37.4%) study participants had neutralrnopinions and 135 (35.1%) had negative opinions. Whereas, Only 106 (27.5%) of them hadrnreported positive opinions towards cancer chemotherapy related information. Majority of thernparticipants were believed that “unless age difference should be considered health educationrnshould not be successful. Participants were also got insufficient information while they hadrnfavorable attitude towards cancer chemotherapy related detailed information in the form ofrnbooklets. Patients’ economic status and their specific diagnosis were found to have statisticallyrnsignificant association with their level of opinion at p-value of .014 and .000 respectively.rnConclusion and Recommendation: The study showed that majority of the study participantsrngot less information related to cancer chemotherapy. To this reason, most of them did not knowrnwhat chemotherapy they have taken or currently taking. Regarding to this, nurses should getrncommunication training and trainings which helps them to show empathetic behavior to patients.rnKey words: Cancer patients, Opinion, Chemotherapy, Information needs.

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