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Study aim
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Determining the effectiveness of the continuous care model on improving the quality of life, performance and sexual satisfaction of patients with bladder cancer undergoing tumor removal surgery
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Design
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A clinical trial with a control group, with parallel groups, without blinding, non-randomized, will be conducted on 57 patients.
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Settings and conduct
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The research will be conducted in Labafinejad, Imam Hossein and Shahada Tajrish hospitals under the supervision of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Patients including both sexes and in the age range above 18, not performing two or more simultaneous surgeries, having a sexual partner
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Failure to complete the care period, patients with previous sexual disorders, patient deterioration and patient death
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Intervention groups
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The intervention group:
According to the continuous care model, in four stages of familiarization, sensitization, control and evaluation in patients with bladder cancer undergoing surgery, care and education regarding familiarity with the disease, the importance of performing permitted physical activity, the importance of quitting smoking, how to perform dressings, and teaching proper sexual positions regard to the surgery will be done.
Questionnaires of sexual satisfaction, quality of life, women's sexual function and erectile dysfunction will be completed at the beginning, two weeks after surgery and three months after the intervention. This care will continue for three months and then the results will be analyzed.
The control group:
In this group, the center's routine nursing care will be performed by the staff for the patient. At first, one week and three months after the re-discharge, the questionnaires will be provided to the patients for completion.
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Main outcome variables
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improving the quality of life; improving sexual performance; Enhance sexual satisfaction