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Health Related Learning Needs among Patients Undergoing Brain Tumor Surgeries

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Last updated: 29 Mar 2025

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Background: A brain tumor is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition that impacts many people annually. The primary treatment modalities for benign brain tumor include surgery. Assessment of learning needs influences patients' lifestyles and can assist in meeting such demands. In order to ensure patient satisfaction and successful outcomes, nurses play a crucial role in education. Aim: This study aimed to identify health related learning needs among patients undergoing brain tumor surgeries. Design: A descriptive research design was utilized for this study. Setting: This study conducted at the Neurosurgical ward of The Main University Hospital in Alexandria, Egypt .Subjects: convenience sample of (80) adult patients undergoing brain tumor surgeries. Tools: One tool was used for the aim of data gathering which is learning needs assessment of patients undergoing brain tumor surgeries structured interview schedule. It included two main parts; part I: Patients' socio demographic and clinical data. Part II: Assessment of patients learning needs. Results:The findings showed that all patients with a brain tumor had high learning needs across all assessed domains. There was statistically significance difference between patients level of knowledge and educational level, monthly income (p<0.001),(p=0.0210)respectively, while no statistically significance difference between patients level of knowledge and gender(p=0.392), age (p=0.865),occupation (p=0.277),type of work (p=0.945),marital status (p=0.342) and residence (p=0.664).Conclusion: It can be concluded that the studied subjects had poor knowledge level regarding nature of disease, pre-operative and post-operative care, post-operative complications, life style modifications and follow up. Recommendations: Health education pamphlets for patients undergoing brain tumor surgery can be prepared and In-service education on brain tumor surgery must be administered to nurses by efficient and skilled doctors as well as experienced nurses

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10.21608/ejhc.2025.419376

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Health, Learning needs, patients, brain tumor surgeries

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Samy Mohamed Zohdy

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Medical and surgical Nursing department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt.

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Alaa El-Din

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Medical and surgical Nursing department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt.

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Yehia Saad

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Medical and surgical Nursing department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt.

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Ahmed

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Saeed El-Kady

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Spine and Neurosurgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt.

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16

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2

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54524

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2025-06-01

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2025-03-26

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2025-06-01

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48

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61

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Health Related Learning Needs among Patients Undergoing Brain Tumor Surgeries

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29 Mar 2025