Construction of an Instrument to Assess Knowledge about Malignant Neoplastic Wounds
Introduction: Malignant neoplastic wounds (MNW), also called oncological, tumoral or fungoid lesions, occur due to the infiltration of malignant tumor cells in skin structures. Objective: To build and validate a questionnaire to assess the knowledge of nurses specialized in Oncology about the care o...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA) |
| Repository: | Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia (Online) |
| Language: | Portuguese English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:rbc.inca.gov.br:article/1377 |
| Online Access: | https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/1377 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | enfermagem oncológica cicatrização ferimentos e lesões cuidados paliativos neoplasias oncology nursing wound healing wounds and injuries palliative care neoplasms enfermería oncológica cicatrización de heridas heridas y lesiones |
| Summary: | Introduction: Malignant neoplastic wounds (MNW), also called oncological, tumoral or fungoid lesions, occur due to the infiltration of malignant tumor cells in skin structures. Objective: To build and validate a questionnaire to assess the knowledge of nurses specialized in Oncology about the care of patients with MNW. Method: Cross-sectional, quantitative approachstudy, divided int two stages. Step 1 consists of preparing the questionnaire and step 2 comprises the validation. Results: All 11 invited specialists agreed to participate in the study, being classified according to the criteria proposed, showing an average score of 11. Among the specialists, 18.18% were stomal therapists, 18.18% were Masters, 54.55% were Ph.D graduated and 9.09% postdoctoral fellows. A 4 response options questionnaire containing 18 multiple-choice questions was developed, covering the following topics: incidence, definition, oncogenesis process and MNW, characteristics and symptoms, staging, treatment and nursing interventions, basic and specific interventions in the management of MNW, peripheral skin protection and specificity of MNW compared with wounds of other etiologies. Validation was performed through the concordance coefficient among the evaluators using Kendall’s coefficient, with an overall result equal to 0.0941, indicating a good degree of concordance. Conclusion: The present study contributes to the Oncology Nursing area both in terms of educational institutions that have a postgraduate program in Oncology and health institutions with the aim of guiding the development of permanent education programs. |
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