Abstract
Objective To investigate the influence of the education basing on health belief model on breast cancer patients choosing ultrasound-guided PICC for chemotherapy.Methods 76 breast cancer patients were enrolled into this study.All these patients received the education basing on health belief model which included the knowledge about the effects and side effects caused by chemotherapy drugs,the pathway to receive these drugs,and the advantages and disadvantages of these pathways(especially that of ultrasoundguided PICC) so that they would have some knowledge of ultrasound-guided PICC and chose it after signing the medical informed consent.Before the health education,the investigation papers were given out to the patients to investigate their knowledge about chemotherapy.According to the specific and personal questions of the patients,education basing on the health belief were performed at least twice.5-7 days from then,the same investigation papers were given out to re-evaluate the patients.Results After the education,the attitude and behavior about chemotherapy and the pathway to receive these drugs in these patients were significantly improved,with statistical differences (P＜0.001); more breast cancer patients chose PICC for chemotherapy,with a statistical difference (P＜0.01).Conclusions The education basing on health belief model can help breast cancer patients choose ultrasound-guided PICC which can protect their peripheral blood vessel,decrease venipuncture times.This eduction model can improve their life quality during chemotherapy. Key words: Ultrasound-guided peripherally inserted central catheter(PICC); Chemotheraoy for breast cancer; Education basing on health belief model
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