Do our ”Feel More Like Yourself” sessions have a lasting effect on breast cancer patients feelings of self-esteem and self confidence
Association of Breast Surgery ePoster Library. willetts r. 05/13/19; 257147; P103
rachael willetts
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P103
Topic: Nursing practice
Breast cancer patients often have to endure gruelling sessions of chemotherapy which all have a massive impact on their bodies which can have profound effects on their feelings of self-esteem, self-confidence and body image.As a Team we know how fantastic the” Look Good Feel Better “service has worked for patients, but we were unable to set this up at our hospital, as there were services at two other hospitals in our region. This meant that patients we referred had to travel some distance to attend and there was often a waiting list.We therefore set up our own service which we called “Feel More like Yourself” after the Macmillan Booklet which offers ladies advice on how to put on their make-up.We have had excellent feedback from the patients when they have attended our sessions, but we wanted to explore if these sessions had had a lasting impact on the patients as was our initial aim.An audit / questionnaire has been devised which we have sent to the patients who have attended over the last three years to see if these sessions have impacted on their self-confidence and self-esteemthe data we get back from this will hopefully help us to develop this service further in the future
Topic: Nursing practice
Breast cancer patients often have to endure gruelling sessions of chemotherapy which all have a massive impact on their bodies which can have profound effects on their feelings of self-esteem, self-confidence and body image.As a Team we know how fantastic the” Look Good Feel Better “service has worked for patients, but we were unable to set this up at our hospital, as there were services at two other hospitals in our region. This meant that patients we referred had to travel some distance to attend and there was often a waiting list.We therefore set up our own service which we called “Feel More like Yourself” after the Macmillan Booklet which offers ladies advice on how to put on their make-up.We have had excellent feedback from the patients when they have attended our sessions, but we wanted to explore if these sessions had had a lasting impact on the patients as was our initial aim.An audit / questionnaire has been devised which we have sent to the patients who have attended over the last three years to see if these sessions have impacted on their self-confidence and self-esteemthe data we get back from this will hopefully help us to develop this service further in the future
P103
Topic: Nursing practice
Breast cancer patients often have to endure gruelling sessions of chemotherapy which all have a massive impact on their bodies which can have profound effects on their feelings of self-esteem, self-confidence and body image.As a Team we know how fantastic the” Look Good Feel Better “service has worked for patients, but we were unable to set this up at our hospital, as there were services at two other hospitals in our region. This meant that patients we referred had to travel some distance to attend and there was often a waiting list.We therefore set up our own service which we called “Feel More like Yourself” after the Macmillan Booklet which offers ladies advice on how to put on their make-up.We have had excellent feedback from the patients when they have attended our sessions, but we wanted to explore if these sessions had had a lasting impact on the patients as was our initial aim.An audit / questionnaire has been devised which we have sent to the patients who have attended over the last three years to see if these sessions have impacted on their self-confidence and self-esteemthe data we get back from this will hopefully help us to develop this service further in the future
Topic: Nursing practice
Breast cancer patients often have to endure gruelling sessions of chemotherapy which all have a massive impact on their bodies which can have profound effects on their feelings of self-esteem, self-confidence and body image.As a Team we know how fantastic the” Look Good Feel Better “service has worked for patients, but we were unable to set this up at our hospital, as there were services at two other hospitals in our region. This meant that patients we referred had to travel some distance to attend and there was often a waiting list.We therefore set up our own service which we called “Feel More like Yourself” after the Macmillan Booklet which offers ladies advice on how to put on their make-up.We have had excellent feedback from the patients when they have attended our sessions, but we wanted to explore if these sessions had had a lasting impact on the patients as was our initial aim.An audit / questionnaire has been devised which we have sent to the patients who have attended over the last three years to see if these sessions have impacted on their self-confidence and self-esteemthe data we get back from this will hopefully help us to develop this service further in the future
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