Effect of Educational Guidelines on Self-Efficacy and Meeting Health Needs of Women Undergoing Modified Radical Mastectomy

Abstract

SUMMARY W omen experiencing breast cancer are confronted with a life-threatening disease and face changes that restricts their life psychologically, physically and socially. Moreover, it influence the health needs and self efficacy. Nurses play a pivotal role in the psychosocial care of women throughout their journey. They see them at their worst and best; from diagnosis, through treatment, to cure or palliative and end of life care. It is a long journey which is shared between women and health care practitioner. There are two important issues in the delivery of psychosocial care to those women: recognition of needs and the available health resources (Büchi, 2010). Aim of the study The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of educational guidelines on self efficacy and meeting health needs of women undergoing modified radical mastectomy through the following: • Assessment of the self efficacy of women undergoing modified radical mastectomy. • Assessment of the health needs of women undergoing modified radical mastectomy. • Develop and implement educational guidelines for mastectomy women and evaluate its’ effect on self efficacy and meeting their health needs. Hypothesis: