Precise Nursing Service Mode: The Golden Technique on Health Condition and Body Image among Middle-Aged and Elderly Patients with Prostate Cancer

Background: Prostate cancer is a prevalent cancer with significant morbidity and mortality rates; therefore, the patient needs precise nursing service mode to improve physical and psychological health outcomes. Aim: this study aimed to appraise the effect of precise nursing service mode on health condition and body image among middle-aged and elderly patients with prostate cancer. Subjects and Methods: A quasi-experimental study design was conducted using the purposive sampling method on 80 male patients (40 patients in each group) from prostate cancer male patients referred to the study setting in the oncology department and outpatient clinic at Zagazig University hospitals. Tools: three tools were used, I: A structured- interview questionnaire to collect the necessary basic data. (II): Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite Short Form; and (III): Body image scale. Results: The total mean EPICE 26 scores in the intervention and control groups before the precise nursing service mode were 44.39±19.27 & 42.85±22.18 respectively which reached to (59.29±18.23, 68.43±16.75), (49.33±16.05, 56.56±15.98) after intervention at 1 and 3 months respectively. Moreover, the mean body image scores for the intervention and control groups before the intervention were not statistically significant. However, after the implementation of the intervention, this difference became significant at 1 and 3 months. Conclusion: the technique of precise nursing service mode effectively improved health condition and reduced the incidence of severe complications, anxiety, and depression among the studied prostate cancer patients. Recommendations: This precise nursing service mode is recommended for use by trained healthcare integrated nurses' team specialists for prostate cancer patients.