Knowledge and Skill of Staff Nurses Regarding Breast Cancer and Breast Self-Examination

Abstract

Breast cancer comprises about 25% of all female cancers. Its incidence is rising constantly, also among younger women. Every 15 min, three breast cancer cases are diagnosed and one woman dies of this disease. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death among women in the age group of 40–44 years and the incidence increases significantly after 50. This experimental pre-test post-test control group design aims to evaluate the effectiveness of information booklet regarding early detection of breast cancer and breast self-examination in terms of knowledge and skill of the staff nurses. Sixty staff nurses were randomly selected (30 in experimental group and 30 in control group). Structured knowledge questionnaire was developed to assess the knowledge of the staff nurses and observation checklist was developed to assess the skill of the staff nurses on breast cancer and breast self-examination. Information booklet was developed to teach the staff nurses regarding breast cancer and breast self-examination. The reliability of the tools and feasibility of the study were verified through pilot study. The reliability of the questionnaire was established by K.R-20 formula and inter-observer method for practice respectively. The data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Mean post-test knowledge and skill score of staff nurses of experimental group was significantly higher than their mean pre-test knowledge and skill score (28.7 and 11.9) of staff nurses of experimental group was higher than mean pre-test knowledge and skills score (19.9 and 2.93). These scores were significantly (<0.03) higher than the mean score of staff nurses in control group. It is concluded that the information booklet was effective for enhancing the knowledge and skill of breast cancer and breast self-examination among staff nurses.

Keywords: Effectiveness, information booklet, breast cancer, breast self-examination, knowledge, skills, staff nurses

Cite this Article

Harvinder Kaur, Kalapana Mandal. Knowledge and Skill of Staff Nurses Regarding Breast Cancer and Breast Self-Examination. Research and Reviews: Journal of Oncology & Hematology. 2016; 5(2): 1–5p.