Hellenic nurses' caring behaviours in cancer care

dc.contributor.author	Κάρλου, Χριστίνα	el
dc.contributor.author	Λεμονίδου, Χρυσούλα	el
dc.contributor.author	Γιαννακοπούλου, Μ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Κατσαραγάκης, Σ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Πατηράκη, Ε.	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-28T14:31:52Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-28T14:31:52Z
dc.date.issued	2015-06-28
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/19989
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.sciencedirect.com	en
dc.subject	Oncology
dc.subject	Cancer
dc.subject	Ογκολογία
dc.subject	Καρκίνος
dc.title	Hellenic nurses' caring behaviours in cancer care	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	a pilot study	en
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Nursing
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006614
heal.classificationURI	http://skos.um.es/unescothes/C02778
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Νοσηλευτική
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85094724
heal.language	en
heal.access	campus
heal.publicationDate	2009-09
heal.bibliographicCitation	Karlou, C., Lemonidou, C., Giannnakopoulou, M., Katsaragakis, S. and Patiraki, E. (2009) Hellenic Nurses' caring behaviours in cancer care: a pilot study. "European Journal of Cancer Supplements", 7 (2), p.245	en
heal.abstract	Caring is the core of nursing. In cancer care the concept of “caring” is considered as a multidimensional phenomenon, that constitutes a challenge for measurement. Many authors illustrate caring as a set of caring behaviours, including both existential aspects and nursing actions. Despite the availability of previous research caring behaviours are recognized as an issue worthy for closer examination, in different cultures. The purpose of this pilot descriptive, exploratory, study was to explore Hellenic nurses caring behaviours in cancer care. Materials and Methods: Data was provided by a convenience sample of 83 nurses working in 6 purposeful selected oncology settings all over the country. Participants completed a brief demographic form and the Caring Behavior Inventory (CBI) instrument consisted by four subscales-24 items measured in 6-point Likert scale. After permission was obtained CBI was forward and backward translated in Greek. Data were analyzed by Factor analysis. Results: The majority of the respondents were female (94%), aged 36−40 years old (30.6%), married (72%) and Technological Educational Institute (TEI) graduates (54.2%). The overall Cronbach’s alpha of CBI Greek version was 0.96. Factor analysis identified four factors (Professional knowledge and skills, Respectful defence to others, Positive connectedness and attentiveness, Assurance of human presence), corresponding to the original subscales of the CBI. Professional knowledge and skills was determined as the most important factor, with the items “Giving the patient’s medications and treatments on time” and “Knowing how to give shots” being the highest in the list. In addition items “Spending time with patients” and “Attentively listening to patient” were ranked higher by older and married than younger and single nurses. Moreover “Managing equipment skilfully” and “helping to reduce patient’s pain” items were ranked higher by more experienced nurses than those with less years of experience (p = 0.01). University graduates perceptions of caring behaviour “spending time with patients” was ranked less than TEI graduates (p = 0.01). Conclusion: Despite study limitations, the positive results of piloting CBI is encouraging for further research in Hellenic nurses caring behaviors.	en
heal.journalName	European Journal of Cancer Supplements	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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