An audit of local experience with the Moving Forward Course
Association of Breast Surgery ePoster Library. Khout H. 05/15/17; 166232; P019
Mr. Hazem Khout
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Introduction
Breast cancer treatment can result in long-term side effects which can seriously affect quality of life. In our institute, we have joined The Moving Forward Course in conjunction with Breast Cancer Care (BCC) in 2015. We have audited our results for the first two years.
Methods
The moving forward course is evaluated by BCC through a pre and post course questionnaire. The questionnaire enables quantitative as well as qualitative measure of enhancing knowledge and awareness. Each questionnaire has nine questions with score ranging from strangely disagree (0) to strongly agree (5) and covers different wellbeing aspect with a space for free text comments.
Results
We had six courses over the last two years with 72 delegates. There was an overall improvement in score for every aspect covered by the course; good understanding of side effects (4.5 vs. 3.3), self-help, living better with and beyond cancer (4.6 vs. 3.1), knowledge about information and support (4.7 vs. 3.2), accessing breast cancer care and local services (4.7 vs. 3.5), keeping breast aware after treatment (4.3 vs. 2.7), confidence to live with and beyond cancer (4.2 vs. 3.2), feeling less isolated (4.4 vs. 3.2) and self-esteem (4.2 vs. 2.9). There was a marginal improvement in ability to talk to family and friends (3.8 vs. 3.3).
Conclusion
There is a need for holistic courses that cover breast cancer survivorship issues. These courses should be considered complimentary to the breast cancer treatment and have to be available to patients following their treatment.
Breast cancer treatment can result in long-term side effects which can seriously affect quality of life. In our institute, we have joined The Moving Forward Course in conjunction with Breast Cancer Care (BCC) in 2015. We have audited our results for the first two years.
Methods
The moving forward course is evaluated by BCC through a pre and post course questionnaire. The questionnaire enables quantitative as well as qualitative measure of enhancing knowledge and awareness. Each questionnaire has nine questions with score ranging from strangely disagree (0) to strongly agree (5) and covers different wellbeing aspect with a space for free text comments.
Results
We had six courses over the last two years with 72 delegates. There was an overall improvement in score for every aspect covered by the course; good understanding of side effects (4.5 vs. 3.3), self-help, living better with and beyond cancer (4.6 vs. 3.1), knowledge about information and support (4.7 vs. 3.2), accessing breast cancer care and local services (4.7 vs. 3.5), keeping breast aware after treatment (4.3 vs. 2.7), confidence to live with and beyond cancer (4.2 vs. 3.2), feeling less isolated (4.4 vs. 3.2) and self-esteem (4.2 vs. 2.9). There was a marginal improvement in ability to talk to family and friends (3.8 vs. 3.3).
Conclusion
There is a need for holistic courses that cover breast cancer survivorship issues. These courses should be considered complimentary to the breast cancer treatment and have to be available to patients following their treatment.
Introduction
Breast cancer treatment can result in long-term side effects which can seriously affect quality of life. In our institute, we have joined The Moving Forward Course in conjunction with Breast Cancer Care (BCC) in 2015. We have audited our results for the first two years.
Methods
The moving forward course is evaluated by BCC through a pre and post course questionnaire. The questionnaire enables quantitative as well as qualitative measure of enhancing knowledge and awareness. Each questionnaire has nine questions with score ranging from strangely disagree (0) to strongly agree (5) and covers different wellbeing aspect with a space for free text comments.
Results
We had six courses over the last two years with 72 delegates. There was an overall improvement in score for every aspect covered by the course; good understanding of side effects (4.5 vs. 3.3), self-help, living better with and beyond cancer (4.6 vs. 3.1), knowledge about information and support (4.7 vs. 3.2), accessing breast cancer care and local services (4.7 vs. 3.5), keeping breast aware after treatment (4.3 vs. 2.7), confidence to live with and beyond cancer (4.2 vs. 3.2), feeling less isolated (4.4 vs. 3.2) and self-esteem (4.2 vs. 2.9). There was a marginal improvement in ability to talk to family and friends (3.8 vs. 3.3).
Conclusion
There is a need for holistic courses that cover breast cancer survivorship issues. These courses should be considered complimentary to the breast cancer treatment and have to be available to patients following their treatment.
Breast cancer treatment can result in long-term side effects which can seriously affect quality of life. In our institute, we have joined The Moving Forward Course in conjunction with Breast Cancer Care (BCC) in 2015. We have audited our results for the first two years.
Methods
The moving forward course is evaluated by BCC through a pre and post course questionnaire. The questionnaire enables quantitative as well as qualitative measure of enhancing knowledge and awareness. Each questionnaire has nine questions with score ranging from strangely disagree (0) to strongly agree (5) and covers different wellbeing aspect with a space for free text comments.
Results
We had six courses over the last two years with 72 delegates. There was an overall improvement in score for every aspect covered by the course; good understanding of side effects (4.5 vs. 3.3), self-help, living better with and beyond cancer (4.6 vs. 3.1), knowledge about information and support (4.7 vs. 3.2), accessing breast cancer care and local services (4.7 vs. 3.5), keeping breast aware after treatment (4.3 vs. 2.7), confidence to live with and beyond cancer (4.2 vs. 3.2), feeling less isolated (4.4 vs. 3.2) and self-esteem (4.2 vs. 2.9). There was a marginal improvement in ability to talk to family and friends (3.8 vs. 3.3).
Conclusion
There is a need for holistic courses that cover breast cancer survivorship issues. These courses should be considered complimentary to the breast cancer treatment and have to be available to patients following their treatment.
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