Education Center for Cancer Patients and Their Families: Colombian National Cancer Institute Experience
Keywords:
Education, outpatient treatment, neoplasmAbstract
Oncological treatment is focused primarily on the biological control of the disease. Responses to patients´ cognitive and emotional needs are, in general, satisfied under pressing time limits, paternalistic benefactor conditions and vertical relationships. The pharmaceutical industry has played an important role in cancer patient education; however, this clearly presents a conflict of interest. In order to meet the challenge of providing patient education, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) approved the creation of a communicative educational program. This article describes how a pedagogical proposal based upon the recognition of subjectivity, social interaction, autonomy, and empowerment was implemented. Over a 10-month period 1,200 patients participated; 48% of whom had only primary level education. The outcome included the satisfying of cognitive and emotional needs; overcoming the conspiracy of silence; promoting treatment adherence; deliberation about sexuality, amenorrhea and the risk of pregnancy in women undergoing treatment; informed consent as an opportunity for communication; and, orientation on how to access pertinent organizations. The education center offers support services which encourage self-awareness and empowerment, and brings together peers who are facing the uncertainties of cancer diagnosis and treatment. Communicative education reinforces and provides feedback on events that take place in a clinical setting.
Author Biographies
Carolina Wiesner, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Grupo Gestión y Planificación Programas de Prevención, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá D. C., Colombia
Centro de Educación a Pacientes, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá D. C., Colombia
Ana C. Contreras, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Centro de Educación a Pacientes, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá D. C., Colombia
Juliette Castro, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Centro de Educación a Pacientes, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá D. C., Colombia
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