Impact of Educational Nursing Guidelines on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients’ Life Style Undergoing Radio Frequency Ablation.

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the six most common primary malignancies worldwide. In Egypt, it represents the fourth common cancer; radiofrequency ablation has become a standard treatment option for HCC less than 5 cm in size Aim of the research: Evaluate impact of educational nursing guidelines on hepatocellular carcinoma patients’ life style undergoing radio frequency ablation. Research design: A quasi-experimental study design was used to fulfill the aim of study. Setting: Internal interventional radiology department and outpatient clinic at National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Egypt Sample: A purposive sample of 50 adult patients from both genders diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing radiofrequency ablation. Tools of data collection: Tool (I): A structured interview questionnaire. (II) Life style assessment questionnaire (pre- post-test and follow up). Results: There was a highly statistically significant difference between the results of the post implementation and follow up phases compared with pre implementation about life style. Conclusion: Implementation of the educational nursing guidelines had a positive impact on improvement of the studied patients’ life style than pre-implementation. Recommendations: Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in health care settings should have access to a concise and comprehensive Arabic booklet about radiofrequency ablation precautions and guidelines needed. Well-designed prospective studies on large sample with different levels of intervention to define the optimal approaches to lifestyle modification.