METHODS: Descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective study carried out in 2021. Women treated in a breast unit managed by a nurse case manager in a hospital in southern Spain were included. Sociodemographic, clinical and care process characteristics were analysed RESULTS: A total of 118 women of Spanish nationality (92%) participated, with a mean age of 59 years. The diagnosis of malignancy was made in 74.6% of them. Seventy-nine percent of the women had their first visit within 3 days. The mean time to diagnosis was 3.98 days (SD: ±3.93), 4.2 weeks (SD: ±1.84) to initiate treatment and a total in-hospital time of 33 days (SD: ±13.45).
CONCLUSIONS: The management of nurse case managers in breast units contributes to improving or speeding up times, in accordance with international guidelines, helping this approach in the continuity of the care process for women referred after screening for breast cancer detection.
方法:描述性,横截面,2021年进行的回顾性研究。包括在西班牙南部一家医院的护士病例经理管理的乳腺病房中接受治疗的妇女。社会人口统计学,临床和护理过程的特点进行了分析。结果:共有118名西班牙籍妇女(92%)参加,平均年龄59岁.其中74.6%诊断为恶性肿瘤。79%的女性在3天内进行了首次访问。平均诊断时间为3.98天(SD:+3.93),4.2周(SD:+1.84)开始治疗和33天的总住院时间(SD:+13.45)。
结论:对乳腺病房的护士个案管理者的管理有助于改善或加快时间,根据国际准则,帮助这种方法在乳腺癌筛查后转诊的妇女的护理过程的连续性。