The Newcastle satisfaction with nursing scales in a Mexican Oncology Hospital

Objectives. The principal aim of this study was to identify whether the Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scales (NSNS) could be used on cancer patients. Methods. This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study carried out on cancer patients (n = 298). Results. We found that a majority of cancer patients were around 50 years old (hospitalized patients [HP]: 49.5 \ub1 14.9; chemotherapy outpatients [COP]: 49.4 \ub1 12.7), were female (HP: 74%; COP: 63.5%), and had received education at least up to elementary level (HP: 70%; COP: 80%). Breast cancer was the principal type of cancer (>34%) in both groups (HP and COP). The groups were comparable in age, sex distribution, place of origin, educational qualification, and type of cancer. Among HP, the experience and satisfaction scales of the NSNS showed good internal consistency (n = 235, \u3b1 >0.9, r > 0.7), while among COP, only the satisfaction scale showed good internal consistency (n = 62, \u3b1 = 1.00). Most patients\u2019 perceptions (level of satisfaction) of hospitalization and chemotherapy services were positive (98% and 97%, respectively). Conclusion: An NSNS instrument specifically designed for ambulatory care cancer patients is necessary for it to be useful in assessing cancer patients' perception of nursing care. This will help improve the quality of care in Mexico. The presence of cancer by itself could modify the patients\u2019 satisfaction level. Further large-scale studies are required to investigate the patients\u2019 perceptions of nursing care using the NSNS on different cancer patient groups

Evaluation of psychosocial aspects in participants of cancer genetic counseling

Abstract Background The instrument called “Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale” (HADS) is frequently used to evaluate anxious and depressive symptomatology in patients who receive Cancer Genetic Counseling (CGC). However, this instrument cannot identify all of the psychosocial factors, such as the antecedents of the patients’ emotional states or their concerns. The objective of the present research was to compare cases detected with psychosocial alterations by means of HADS and a Psychological Health Interview (PHI). Methods A transversal analytical design was used. One hundred ten participants were included (97.3% females and 2.7% males). The average age was 45 years ±10 years. Results The PHI identified twice the amount of participants with psychosocial alterations than did HADS, which only detected 43% of these participants. Conclusions The results of our study suggest that the PHI should be applied in addition to HADS to identify participants who would require psychological support due to recurrent concerns

Secuencia de bridas amnióticas y atresia bilateral de coanas: reporte de un caso

La secuencia de bridas amnióticas (SBA) es un grupo de malformaciones de tipo disruptivo que afecta principalmente las extremidades; clínicamente, se observan anillos de constricción y linfedema en dedos, brazos y piernas; pseudosindactilias y acrosindactilias; además, existe amputación congénita de las extremidades por tumefacción distal; en algunos pacientes se han comunicado, con menor frecuencia, alteraciones craneofaciales y del tronco. La etiología es aún desconocida y la mayoría de los casos son aislados. En este informe presentamos el caso de un paciente masculino, de 45 días de nacido, con diagnóstico de SBA y atresia bilateral de coanas como hallazgo adjunto; se revisan las posibles causas del SBA y las alteraciones asociadas

Secuencia de bridas amniéticas y atresia bilateral de coanas: reporte de un caso

La secuencia de bridas amniéticas (SBA) es un grupo de malformaciones de tipo disruptivo que afecta principalmente las extremidades; clínicamente, se observan anillos de constricción y linfedema en dedos, brazos y piernas; pseudosindactilias y acrosindactilias; además, existe amputación congénita de las extremidades por tumefacción distal; en algunos pacientes se han comunicado, con menor frecuencia, alteraciones craneofaciales y del tronco. La etiología es aún desconocida y la mayoría de los casos son aislados. En este informe presentamos el caso de un paciente masculino, de 45 días de nacido, con diagnóstico de SBA y atresia bilateral de coanas como hallazgo adjunto; se revisan las posibles causas del SBA y las alteraciones asociadas