Bone Marrow Transplantation : Effect of Multimodal Preparation Package on Patients` Needs and Satisfaction

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of multimodal preparation package on patients` needs and satisfaction with bone marrow transplantation . Subjects and Method: A quasi-experimental design was utilized for the conduction of this study in the Bone Marrow Transplantation Unite and Outpatients` Clinics at Nasser Institute Hospital. A purposive sample composed of 70 adults and old age patients, from both genders undergoing bone marrow transplantation were recruited from the above mentioned settings. Tools : 1) Patients' needs assessment sheet (pre / post and follow- up tests ) to assess studied patients’ health needs : physical , psychological , social , spiritual and educational . 2) Patients` satisfaction assessment sheet ( post test ) to assess the satisfaction level . Results: More than three fifths of the studied patients had the age of 18 - <35 yrs. and were male . The health needs were higher in pre test added to elevated anxiety , pain and fatigue levels . Conclusion: The current study concluded that, the multimodal preparation package had a positive effect on meeting the health needs ( physical, social, psychological, spiritual and educational ) , added to significant improvement of satisfaction level in post test among the studied patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation procedure . Recommendations: Further studies should be carried out on a large number of such groups of patients for supporting of the results and generalization