Abstract
Objective To develop a curriculum of a training course for oncology nurses in regard to patient education in sexuality for breast cancer patients. Methods Delphi Method was used in the study. Two rounds of questionnaire investigation were conducted among 21 specialists in breast nursing care, sexology, and psychology. The curriculum was developed after revised based on the comments and suggestions brought up in the experts. Results The training curriculum in sexual health of the breast cancer patients for oncology nurse consisted of 5 sections, professional education, sexology, medicine, psychology and practice, which were divided into 45 teaching topics included in 13 courses. The comments of the specialists on the training curriculum were consistent. The coefficients of variation ranged from 0.07 to 0.20. The coordination coefficient was 0.344. Conclusions The current study developed an integral curriculum for oncology nurses in regard to patient education in sexuality for breast cancer patients, which will benefit oncology nurses for their nursing practice. Key words: Breast neoplasms; Curriculum; Oncology nurse; Sexual health; Delphi technique
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