Assessment of Knowledge, Practices, and Attitudes of Adult Patients Regarding Stem Cell Transplantation
- 1¹ Master Student of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. 2 Nursing Specialist at Tanta University International Teaching Hospital, Bone Marrow Transplant Department
- 2Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt
- 3Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Stem cell transplantation is used to treat hematological malignancies,inherited blood disorders, and immunodeficiency conditions. Patients need adequateknowledge, proper self-care practices, and positive attitudes to manage the complextransplantation process and maintain their health after transplantation. Aim of the study:To assess knowledge, practices, and attitudes of adult patients regarding stem celltransplantation. Research design: A descriptive cross-sectional research design wasutilized. Setting and subjects: - The study was conducted at the outpatient clinic of theBone Marrow Transplantation Unit at Tanta International Educational Hospital. Aconvenience sample of 180 adult patients was included. Three tools were used for datacollection: a knowledge questionnaire regarding stem cell transplantation, a reportedpractices questionnaire regarding stem cell transplantation, and an attitude questionnaireregarding stem cell transplantation. Results: Less than half (46.7%) of the studiedpatients had a high level of knowledge, while 35.0% and 18.3% had low and moderatelevels of knowledge, respectively. The majority (87.2%) had satisfactory reportedpractices, and more than half (60.6%) had a positive attitude toward stem celltransplantation. Statistically significant positive correlations were found between totalknowledge, reported practices, and attitude scores (p<0.001). Conclusion: The findingsrevealed significant positive correlations among patients’ knowledge, reported practices,and attitudes regarding stem cell transplantation, indicating that higher knowledge levelswere associated with better reported practices and more positive attitudes.Recommendations: Community health nurses should provide structured healtheducation programs for adult patients undergoing stem cell transplantation, withparticular emphasis on areas of inadequate knowledge and post-transplantation self-carepractices.
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BibTeX
@article{maklad2026assessment,
title = {{Assessment of Knowledge, Practices, and Attitudes of Adult Patients Regarding Stem Cell Transplantation}},
author = {Amira Maklad and Latifa Fouda and Samira El-Mezaien and Amira Elbialy},
journal = {Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.21608/tsnj.2026.534034},
url = {https://doi.org/10.21608/tsnj.2026.534034},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Assessment of Knowledge, Practices, and Attitudes of Adult Patients Regarding Stem Cell Transplantation
AU - Amira Maklad
AU - Latifa Fouda
AU - Samira El-Mezaien
AU - Amira Elbialy
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/30
JO - Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal
DO - 10.21608/tsnj.2026.534034
UR - https://doi.org/10.21608/tsnj.2026.534034
AB - Background: Stem cell transplantation is used to treat hematological malignancies,inherited blood disorders, and immunodeficiency conditions. Patients need adequateknowledge, proper self-care practices, and positive attitudes to manage the complextransplantation process and maintain their health after transplantation. Aim of the study:To assess knowledge, practices, and attitudes of adult patients regarding stem celltransplantation. Research design: A descriptive cross-sectional research design wasutilized. Setting and subjects: - The study was conducted at the outpatient clinic of theBone Marrow Transplantation Unit at Tanta International Educational Hospital. Aconvenience sample of 180 adult patients was included. Three tools were used for datacollection: a knowledge questionnaire regarding stem cell transplantation, a reportedpractices questionnaire regarding stem cell transplantation, and an attitude questionnaireregarding stem cell transplantation. Results: Less than half (46.7%) of the studiedpatients had a high level of knowledge, while 35.0% and 18.3% had low and moderatelevels of knowledge, respectively. The majority (87.2%) had satisfactory reportedpractices, and more than half (60.6%) had a positive attitude toward stem celltransplantation. Statistically significant positive correlations were found between totalknowledge, reported practices, and attitude scores (p<0.001). Conclusion: The findingsrevealed significant positive correlations among patients’ knowledge, reported practices,and attitudes regarding stem cell transplantation, indicating that higher knowledge levelswere associated with better reported practices and more positive attitudes.Recommendations: Community health nurses should provide structured healtheducation programs for adult patients undergoing stem cell transplantation, withparticular emphasis on areas of inadequate knowledge and post-transplantation self-carepractices.
SN - 2735-5519
SN - 2314-5595
ER -