Nutritional knowledge requirements in patients with gastric cancer after subtotal gastrectomy:a qualitative study
LI Lisheng
LIU Qin
YAN Fang
ZHU Nana
WANG Tingting
JIN Shanhu
Abstract：Objective:To investigate the nutritional knowledge requirements of patients with gastric cancer after subtotal gastrectomy,and to provide basis and suggestions for the implementation of nutritional education combining with different perspectives of patients and medical staff.Methods:Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 medical staff and 8 patients with gastric cancer after subtotal gastrectomy in a third A oncology hospital in Yunnan province by phenomenological methods.Results:According to the theory of knowledge,belief and action,the themes were summarized,and a total of 11 themes were extracted from 3 categories.Knowledge:Lack of nutritional knowledge;limited dissemination of nutritional knowledge.Attitude:inconsistent nutritional cognition;patients self-perceived heavy burden;the need for postoperative nutrition education was high.Behavior:hospital work intensity;the mode of mission teaching is single;the patients had poor dietary compliance;disease cause trouble eating;Insufficient family support hinders the development of healthy eating behaviors.Conclusions:The nutritional education needs of patients with gastric cancer after subtotal gastrectomy are affected by multiple factors.The postoperative patients have a high demand for nutritional education,but their nutritional cognition level and behavior need to be improved,and it is urgent to strengthen nutritional education.Therefore,it is necessary to improve the nutritional knowledge level and ability of medical staff and patients,strengthen the communication between nurses and patients,promote the dissemination of knowledge,improve the nutritional cognition of patients after gastric cancer surgery,strengthen the psychological support of patients after gastric cancer surgery,standardize the process optimization of hospital nutrition education,and provide patients with personalized nutrition education according to the actual needs of patients.To solve the actual nutritional needs of patients with gastric cancer after surgery,improve the nutritional cognitive ability and level of patients,and provide them with reasonable nutritional support treatment to promote health.
Keywords：gastric cancernutrition educationknowledge-attitude-behavior theoryqualitative research
Publication Date：2024-08-15
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 2773-2778 )