Effectiveness of an Interventional Program on Nurses' Practices about Patients with Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Aims: To evaluate oncology nurses' practices about chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in cancer patients and whether there is a correlation between the effectiveness of an interventional program on nurses' practices and their demographics. It also to determine the effectiveness of an interventional program on nursing staff's practices. Material: A Quasi-experimental design study has been applied with the use of pre and post-test approach for two groups of samples (study and control). The number of nurses participant in the sample is ۶۰, and they have been split into two groups; the control group and the study group each include ۳۰ members. The Intervention Program was made available to the study group, but the members of the control group did not have access to the Intervention Program. Results: The study found that there were statistically significant at P>۰.۰۵ changes between the two groups following the implementation of the interventional program, while no such differences at P>۰.۰۵ existed before the program was implemented. Conclusions: This study concluded that oncology nurses' practices regarding chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy improved after being exposed to the interventional program, indicating that the program was successful in bringing about change in the nurses' practices.

Keywords:

Effectiveness , Practices , Interventional Program , Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy.