Continuing variation and barriers to nurse-led vaginal dilator education for women with gynaecological cancer receiving radiotherapy

Rebecca Bergin; Alison Hocking; Taryn Robinson; Donna Kabel; Linda Mileshkin; Ilona Juraskova; David Bernshaw; Sanchia Aranda; Penelope Schofield

doi:10.1016/j.ejon.2016.08.001

Continuing variation and barriers to nurse-led vaginal dilator education for women with gynaecological cancer receiving radiotherapy

Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2016 Oct:24:20-21. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2016.08.001. Epub 2016 Aug 27.

Authors

Rebecca Bergin¹, Alison Hocking², Taryn Robinson³, Donna Kabel⁴, Linda Mileshkin⁵, Ilona Juraskova⁶, David Bernshaw⁷, Sanchia Aranda⁸, Penelope Schofield⁹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cancer Experiences Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Locked Bag 2, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: Rebecca.bergin@petermac.org.au.
² Department of Cancer Experiences Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Locked Bag 2, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: Alison.Hocking@petermac.org.
³ Department of Cancer Experiences Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Locked Bag 2, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: Taryn.Robinson@petermac.org.
⁴ Department of Cancer Experiences Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Locked Bag 2, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: donna.kabel@gmail.com.
⁵ Department of Cancer Experiences Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Locked Bag 2, Melbourne, Australia; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: Linda.Mileshkin@petermac.org.
⁶ Centre for Medical Psychology & Evidence-based Decision-making (CeMPED), School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Electronic address: ilona.juraskova@sydney.edu.au.
⁷ Department of Cancer Experiences Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Locked Bag 2, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: David.Bernshaw@petermac.org.
⁸ Department of Cancer Experiences Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Locked Bag 2, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: sanchia.aranda@cancer.org.au.
⁹ Department of Cancer Experiences Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Locked Bag 2, Melbourne, Australia; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: pschofield@swin.edu.au.

PMID: 27697273
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2016.08.001

No abstract available

Keywords: Audit; Gynaecological cancer; Nurse; Psychosocial issues; Radiotherapy; Vaginal dilator.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Constriction, Pathologic / etiology*
Constriction, Pathologic / therapy*
Dilatation / instrumentation
Female
Genital Neoplasms, Female / radiotherapy*
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Nurse's Role*
Patient Education as Topic*
Radiotherapy / adverse effects*
Vagina / injuries*