Educational plan for adult patients receiving oral cytostatics at home
Oral chemotherapy began to emerge between 1940 and 1950, it is estimated that at least 25% of existing neoplastic agents are expected to be oral and thus its administration is expected to increase in the coming years. The use of these oral cancer drugs brings advantages for the patient such as great...
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Sanatorio Allende. Departamento de enfermería
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/notasenf/article/view/35420 |
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| Sumario: | Oral chemotherapy began to emerge between 1940 and 1950, it is estimated that at least 25% of existing neoplastic agents are expected to be oral and thus its administration is expected to increase in the coming years. The use of these oral cancer drugs brings advantages for the patient such as greater comfort, active participation in their treatment, less interference with work and social life and increased quality of life. Objective: To design an educational program on self-care in the treatment of oral chemotherapy in adult cancer patients at home. Methodological Design: A search of different databases such as Pubmed, BVS, Scielo was carried out, obtaining as results 104 articles of which 10 were selected that responded to the research question. Results: After analyzing the selected articles, we can ensure that educating patients and their families about oral chemotherapy is a great challenge that needs permanent adjustments and improvements. Patient education must be constant and permanent. |
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