Abstract
Oral health care is a crucial aspect of oncology nursing practice; therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate oncology nurses’ knowledge and practice with oral mucositis (OM) of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. One hundred nurses were participated from Hiwa and Shahid Shaswari Garmian hospitals, in addition to a demographic, a questionnaire was designed and constructed by the researcher to assess the nurse’s knowledge and practice through the mucositis undergoing chemotherapy. The mean age of participants was 32.15±7.63 years, 53% of nurses were males 67% of them held a Diploma degree in nursing, while 55% had (1-5) years of experience in oncology field. in addition to (78%) of participants lived in Sulaimaniah city. Finally, 84% of the participants received education program regarding oral mucositis. The Oncology nurses had good levels of knowledge in topics related to anatomy of oral cavity (64%), Pathology of oral cavity with oral mucositis patients (73.59%) and a significant differences were found between Nurses practice on mucositis of oral cavity and age , level of academic qualification , years of experience in oncology field and nurses were received education program regarding oral mucositis(p<0.05).Good levels of Nurses' knowledge directly affected on good level of their Practice.
Highlights
Global cancer estimates of cancer incidence and mortality suggest that there will be an estimated 18.1 million new cancer cases (17.0 million excluding non‐melanoma skin cancer) and 9.6 million cancer deaths (9.5 million excluding non‐ melanoma skin cancer) in 2018 (Bray et al, 2018)
The Oncology nurses had good levels of knowledge in topics related to anatomy of oral cavity (64%), Pathology of oral cavity with oral mucositis patients(73.59%) and General Oral mucositis information were (62.91%)
The results showed that a large percentage of participants had good levels of knowledge in topics related to anatomy of oral cavity (64%), Pathology of oral cavity with oral mucositis patients(73.59%) and General Oral mucositis information were (62.91%), these findings may referred to (84%) of participants had received education program regarding oral mucositis
Summary
Global cancer estimates of cancer incidence and mortality suggest that there will be an estimated 18.1 million new cancer cases (17.0 million excluding non‐melanoma skin cancer) and 9.6 million cancer deaths (9.5 million excluding non‐ melanoma skin cancer) in 2018 (Bray et al, 2018). Patients diagnosed with cancer undergo different treatment modalities, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, and bone marrow transplantation As a result, they experience a wide range of long- and short-term complications, such as oral complications (Coolbrandt et al, 2018). The actual care provided by nurses to patients with or without risk of OM is unclear This inconsistency in care is due to the lack of knowledge and skills among oncology nurses in relation to OM guidelines and evidenced-based practices (Kanagalingam et al, 2018; Abu Sharour, 2019). Nurses have a significant role in preventing and managing OM and decreasing its adverse effect on patients' health status Their role, including conducting frequent oral assessment, patient education, and implementing oral care, has been acknowledged as an important factor in the treatment plan for OM (Sung et al, 2014). This study was conducted to determine the nurses' knowledge and practice about oral mucositis in cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy
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