Nursing interventions promoting the adaptation of women to breast cancer

• Autor(a) principal: Gil Silva , Ricardo
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Miguel Ferreira, Luís, Pereira, Filipe
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://onco.news/index.php/journal/article/view/74
• topic: Neoplasia mamária; Mulher; Enfermagem; Autocuidado; Breast neoplasms; Woman; Nursing; Self-care

Introduction: Breast cancer is the oncological disease with higher incidence in women. Identify the structuring elements of nursing interventions to promoting the adaptation of women to breast cancer is a priority that lacks systematization and proficiency to be implemented in clinical practice. Objectives: Identify the structuring elements of nursing interventions to promoting the adaptation of women to breast cancer. Methodology: Integrative review of literature, according to the PVO model (Patient/Population/Problem, Variables and Outcomes/Results), between the years 2011 to 2016, with analysis of 30 articles through an analysis model developed by investigators based in categories essential to the development of evidence-based nursing interventions. Results: Data analysis made it possible to validate how dominant theoretical referential theory of Self-care and, with regard to the needs identified by this population surge, highlighted, the educational support system. In this perspective of health deviation requirements, the therapies that stand out are to inform and educate and empower the woman aim to promote self-care activities. In this context and in view of the above, the predominant implementation forms are informational and educational sessions, individual and group and using content available in verbal and written support. The use of new information and communication technology resources was also a strategy described but the authors warn that the use of these requires, in its users, high levels of motivation. The involvement of significant elements or family was also highlighted as external resource that can determine the membership and involvement of women at therapeutic plan. Conclusions: The identification of the structural elements of the nursing interventions to promote the adjustment of woman to breast cancer, will contribute to help nurses of practical contexts, to design and implement differentiated nursing care towards to enable the woman to be able to perform all activities inherent in self-care, responsibly and consciously.