Clinical Nursing·Neoplastic Nursing
The real experience of patients with multiple myeloma during treatment: a qualitative study
Bowei Sun, Rong Fu, Hong Chu, Fan Zhu, Ziyan Zhang
Published 2018-11-01
Cite as Chin J Prac Nurs, 2018, 34(31): 2445-2450. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2018.31.011
Abstract
ObjectiveTo explore the real experience during treatment of patients with multiple myeloma, so as to provide evidences for clinical nursing staff to implement targeted nursing measures and to carry out research on nursing staff of high evidence level.
MethodsUsing phenomenological methods, nine cases of patients with multiple myeloma conducted semi-structured and in-depth interviews and then using Colaizzi 7-step for analysis.
ResultsThree major topics were extracted: poor physiological experience (feeling abnormal, numbness, pain, urinary incontinence), positive response (family support, Increased medical standards, self-regulation), self-perceived burden (economic stress, short cycle of relapse, psychological burden).
ConclusionTreatment of multiple myeloma have many adverse reactions, and patients bear too much psychological burden. Medical staff need to be evaluated in a timely manner, strengthen symptom management, provide comprehensive information support, analysis of patient self-perception burden causes, propose targeted interventions, and build continuation care system to improve patient treatment experience.
Key words:
Multiple myeloma; Treatment; Real experience; Qualitative study; Adverse reactions
Contributor Information
Bowei Sun
Rong Fu
Internal Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210008, China
Hong Chu
Fan Zhu
Ziyan Zhang