To
assess patients’ diagnosed with cancer perceptions on individualized
nursing care and quality of oncology nursing care in Cyprus.

This
was a descriptive correlational research with 150 patients diagnosed
with cancer and receiving treatment as in-patients at three different
urban hospitals of Cyprus, based on predetermined inclusion and
exclusion criteria. Data were collected with the Individualized Care
Scale-ICS and the Quality Oncology Nursing Care Scale-QONCS. Statistical
significance was set at the 0.05 level.

Data
showed that a medium level of support of patients’ individuality was
provided by nurses (ICS-A mean = 3.41, SD = 0.98) and a high level of
realization of perceived individuality in the provided care. Quality of
oncology nursing care was found high on three dimensions of care, i.e.
being supported and confirmed, being respected and having a sense of
belonging. A statistically significant positive correla-tion was
observed between the two scales of ICS, i.e. ICS-A and ΙCS-B (r = 0.80),
and four of the dimensions of QONCS, i.e. “Being supported and
confirmed”, “Being cared for religiously and spiritually”, “Sense of
Belonging” and “Being respected” and all the subscales, i.e. Clinical
Situation (r = 0.45, 0.27, 0.41, 0.42), Personal life sit-uation
(r = 0.30, 0.51, 0.44, 0.35) and Decision control (r = 0.35, 0.46, 0.35,
0.40).

Conclusion

The
correlations found between individualized care and quality of oncology nursing
care, highlight the need to provide a more personalized nursing care as a means
to achieve a high level of quality nursing care