Purpose
Since anticancer medication nursing is an evaluation area for accreditation by medical institutions in Korea, all clinical nurses are required to attend an annual classroom lecture. However, it is necessary to reconsider the methods and effects of this requirement. This study was conducted to develop a web-based anticancer chemotherapy nursing course for clinical nurses and to examine its effectiveness in terms of job knowledge, self-efficacy, and nursing performance.
Methods
A randomized controlled design using random selection was utilized. The content was developed into 5 modules featuring basic and advanced learning, and the total learning time was 80 minutes. To test the effect of the multimedia contents, a randomized control group pretest-posttest study design was adopted. Clinical nurses with less than five years of experience were recruited from a university-affiliated hospital and randomly assigned to an experimental (n=28) or control (n=28) group. The experimental group autonomously learned web-based anticancer chemotherapy nursing for two weeks through a website.
Results
There was a statistically significant increase in the job knowledge of the experimental group receiving the classroom lecture (p=.001). However, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in self-efficacy (p=.055) and nursing performance (p=.359).
Conclusion
This study found that web-based self-learning could be a useful learning strategy for the anticancer chemotherapy and nursing education that clinical nurses must complete annually. However, it is necessary to verify the effect on self-efficacy and nursing performance through repeated studies.

Citations

• Effectiveness of a blended learning program on chemotherapy nursing education led by oncology clinical nurse specialists: A single-group pretest–posttest study
  Hyuna Kim, Laehee Kim, Suyeon Kim, Shin Kim, Eunhye Park, Kyounmin Lee, Suyeoun Lee, Jeounghee Kim
  Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing.2025; : 100695.     CrossRef
• Redesigning Competency Assessment
  Sharon R. Kauffman, Brittni Prosdocimo
  Journal for Nurses in Professional Development.2024; 40(6): 322.     CrossRef
• Asynchronous e-learning with technology-enabled and enhanced training for continuing education of nurses: a scoping review
  Rika Kimura, Mayumi Matsunaga, Edward Barroga, Naoko Hayashi
  BMC Medical Education.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Self‐efficacy in the context of nursing education and transition to practice as a registered practitioner: A systematic review
  Mousa Abusubhiah, Nuala Walshe, Rena Creedon, Brendan Noonan, Josephine Hegarty
  Nursing Open.2023; 10(10): 6650.     CrossRef
• Effect of Website-based Learning on Improved Monitoring of Adverse Drug Reactions by Clinical Nurses
  Hyun jin Kim, Seon Young Hwang
  Asian Nursing Research.2022; 16(1): 45.     CrossRef
• Development of a Web-Based Korean Triage and Acuity Scale Learning Program for Emergency Department Nurses
  Hyo-Jin Kim, Hee-Young Kang, Hae-Ran Kim
  CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing.2021; 39(11): 821.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
There is limited available research about the experiences of family caregivers and their care of family members with cancer. The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of distress among family caregivers. Further, this study explored what aspects of caring for family member contributed to the distress.
METHODS
Data were collected through in-depth interviews with thirteen family members primarily responsible for the care of the member with cancer. All interviews were audio-taped, transcribed, and analyzed with qualitative content analysis.
RESULTS
The findings showed that the patients' physical, psychological, socio-relational, and spiritual symptoms influenced their caregivers' distress. The four categories that emerged from the data included “focusing attention only on the patient battling with cancer,”“being trapped in turmoil of complex emotions and feelings,”“having had to endure alone,” and “hanging in there at the crossroads of life and death.” With respect to these categories, fourteen sub-categories were ultimately identified.
CONCLUSION
Based on this study, researchers need to focus more attention on, and explore such co-existing distress to develop an adequate support program for the family caregivers of cancer patients.

Citations

• Caregivers of patients with cancer: perceived stress, quality of life and immune function
  Yoonjoo Kim, Misook L Chung, Hyangkyu Lee
  BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.2025; 15(2): 195.     CrossRef
• Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of the Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire–Carer
  JuHee Lee, Young H. Sohn, Seok Jong Chung, Sung Hae Kim, Yujin Suh, Jungah Park, Yielin Kim
  Journal of Clinical Neurology.2023; 19(6): 547.     CrossRef
• Influences of Depression and Social Support on Quality of Life in Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy at an Outpatient Department
  Hye Young Kim, Eun Ko
  Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing.2022; 29(4): 430.     CrossRef
• Factors Related to the Caregiving Burden on Families of Korean Patients With Lung Cancer
  Hyun Jung Lee, Soo Kyung Park
  Clinical Nursing Research.2022; 31(6): 1124.     CrossRef
• Caregiving experiences of Korean family caregivers of cancer patients: An integrative literature review
  Eunice E. Lee, Shin‐Young Lee
  Psycho-Oncology.2020; 29(10): 1486.     CrossRef
• Factors influencing caregiver burden in families of hospitalised patients with lung cancer
  Ye Ji Seo, Heeok Park
  Journal of Clinical Nursing.2019; 28(9-10): 1979.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this methodological study was to examine the validity and reliability of a translated Korean version of The Oncology Patients' Perception of the Quality of Nursing Care Scale.
METHODS
The translated scale was pilot tested and then administered to 360 patients with cancer. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were utilized to assess the factor structure. Internal consistency reliability was determined using coefficient α.
RESULTS
Two of the 40 items were deleted with a principal component method of exploratory factor analysis because they did not meet the factor-loading criterion. The 38 items were again analyzed and, four factors were validated (KMO=.96, Bartlett χ2=10809.81, df=780, p<.001). The four factors accounted for 60.9% of the variance. Factor loadings of the scale on the four subscales ranged from .65 to .91. The scale showed reliable internal consistency with a Cronbach's α, total 38 items (α=.96) in four subscales: individualization (18 items, α=.96), proficiency (10, .91), responsiveness (7, .90), and coordination (3, .80).
CONCLUSION
The findings of this study demonstrate that the scale has satisfactory construct validity and reliability to measure quality of cancer nursing care from the patient's perspective in Korea.

Citations

• The Nursing-Home Care Quality Perceived Levels from Patients and Caregivers: An Explanatory Study
  Elsa Vitale, Rocco Mea, Yun-Chen Chang
  Patient Preference and Adherence.2023; Volume 17: 1237.     CrossRef
• The Quality of Patient-centered Nursing Care Perceived by Cancer Patients Who Have Had an Operation
  Keum Hyun Wang, Eun Young Park
  Asian Oncology Nursing.2021; 21(2): 65.     CrossRef
• A scale to measure nurses’ and providers’ patient centered care in primary care settings
  Laurel E. Radwin, Howard Cabral, Barbara G. Bokhour, Marjory Nealon Seibert, Kelly Stolzmann, Ann Annis, David C. Mohr
  Patient Education and Counseling.2019; 102(12): 2302.     CrossRef
• Analysis of a Survey on Public Perceptions and Preferences of the “Smart Green Office” to Help Encourage Creation of the Program
  Sang Im Oh, Sung Won Cho, Ja Hee Lee, Ae Kyung Lee
  Flower Research Journal.2019; 27(1): 60.     CrossRef