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Patienters upplevlese av sjuksköterskors omvårdnad vid strålbehandling av huvud- och halscancer: En allmän litteraturstudie
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Huvud- och halscancer (HH-cancer) är en relativt vanlig cancerdiagnos som drabbar cirka 660 000 människor runt om i världen varje år. Vanligtvis behandlas HH-cancer med strålbehandling i kombination med kirurgi som syftar till att minska samt avlägsna cancertumören. Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva patienters upplevelse av omvårdnad vid strålbehandling av HH-cancer. Metod: Metoden var en allmän litteraturstudie som genomförts med strukturerad sökning. Sökningen resulterade i sex kvalitativa, två kvantitativa och en mixad metod där artiklar framkom som svarade på syftet. Resultat: Kategorierna var: Personcentrerad kommunikation och Relationell omvårdnad. Resultatet visar varierande upplevelser vad gäller omvårdnad vid strålbehandling av HH-cancer. I många av studierna framkom ett behov av bättre information och bättre stöd från sjuksköterskor vid strålbehandling. Patienter upplevde att en god relation skapade bättre förutsättningar för delaktighet. Patienter upplevde att delaktighet i vården underlättade hanteringen av biverkningar och gjorde det lättare hantera sjukdomen. Konklusion: Patienter upplever bristande information samt kommunikation i vården. Sjuksköterskor behöver ha bättre kunskap om omvårdnad till patienter med HH-cancer för att kunna anpassa omvårdnaden utifrån varje individ.

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Background: Head and neck cancer (HH cancer) is a relatively prevalent cancer diagnosis that affects approximately 660,000 people around the world each year. HH cancer is usually treated with radiotherapy in combination with surgery aimed at reducing and removing the cancerous tumor. Purpose: The purpose was to describe patients' experiences of nursing care during radiotherapy for HH cancer. Method: The method was a general literature study conducted with a structured search. The search resulted in six qualitative, two quantitative and one mixed method articles that responded to the purpose. Results: The categories were: Person-centered communication and Relational nursing. The results show varying experiences regarding nursing care during radiotherapy for HH cancer. In many of the studies, a need emerged for better information and better support from nurses during radiotherapy. Patients experienced that a good relationship created better conditions for participation. Patients experienced that participation in care facilitated the management of side effects and made it easier to manage the disease. Conclusion: Patients experience a lack of information and communication in healthcare. Nurses need to have better knowledge about nursing care for patients with HH cancer to be able to adapt nursing care based on each individual.

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2025. , p. 23
Keywords [en]
Head and Neckcancer, nurse, nursing care, radiation therapy
Keywords [sv]
Huvud-och halscancer, omvårdnad, sjuksköterska, strålbehandling.
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-55769OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-55769DiVA, id: diva2:1949587
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Nursing
Educational program
Nursing Programme, 180 credits
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Available from: 2025-04-09 Created: 2025-04-03 Last updated: 2025-04-09Bibliographically approved

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