Surgery experiences of patients with hematologic cancer, individual applications for the symptoms due to chemotherapy and determination of the anxiety levels
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15584/ejcem.2024.3.25Keywords:
anxiety, chemotherapy, hematological cancer, surgical experienceAbstract
Introduction and aim. The aim of the study was to determine the surgical experiences of patients with hematologic cancer, their anxiety levels, and their individual practices regarding the symptoms they experience.
Material and methods. The study was conducted by face-to-face interviews with 74 patients followed up in a hematology clinic. The “Patient information form” and “Beck Anxiety Scale” were administered to the patients before chemotherapy, and the “Questionnaire Form Including Patients Practices for Symptoms” was administered after chemotherapy.
Results. The mean age of the participants was 63.76±15.1 years, 47.3% were female, 47.3% were diagnosed with lymphoma, 67.6% had undergone surgery, and 32% received education. The mean Beck Anxiety Scale score was 11.36±7.99 and was considered mild anxiety. A significant difference was observed between education and employment status and postoperative education status, gender and hair loss, employment status and anorexia, scale score and employment status, and the effect of COVID-19 on chemotherapy (p<0.05).
Conclusion. It was determined that patients with hematological cancer had a low levels of knowledge about surgical procedures and they did not perform any negative practice due to chemotherapy. Their anxiety levels were mild and the pandemic process was effective on anxiety.
Downloads
References
Ministry of Health. https://hsgm.saglik.gov.tr/tr/kanser-nedir-belirtileri. Accessed November 14, 2020.
WHO 2018. https://www.who.int/health-topics/cancer#tab=tab_1. Accessed November 14, 2020.
Çalışkan BB. Evaluation of Depression, Quality of Life and Hopelessness Levels of Hematologic Patients. Journal of Medical Sciences. 2018;25-40.
National Cancer Instıtute. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancerterms/def/hematologic-cancer. Accessed December 11, 2020.
Turkish Statistical Institute 2018. https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Bulten/Index?p=Olum-Nedeni-Istatistikleri-2018-30626. Accessed November 14, 2020.
Engin E. Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders. In: Foundations of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing. Townsend MC (Ed). Akademisyen Medical Bookstore. Ankara. 2016;6:461.
Sarıtaş SÇ, Büyükbayram Z. Anxiety levels of patients receiving chemotherapy and their caregivers and affecting factors. TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin. 2016;15(2):141-150.
Çalışkan E, Gürhan N, Tekgündüz AİE. Distress, Anxiety and Depression in Patients Who Have Received Hematologic Cancer Diagnosis. AOT. 2017;1-12. doi:10.5505/aot.2017.70298
Karayurt Ö, Ursavaş FE, Çömez S. Endocrine Surgery. In: Surgical Care with Case Studies. Aslan FE (Ed). Akademisyen Medical Bookstore, Ankara, 2016;2:617.
Bıçaklı DH, Yılmaz M. Lifestyle Behaviors, Food Consumption Frequencies and Risky Nutritional Habits in Oncology Patients Receiving Chemotherapy. Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2018;46(3):230-239.
Karakoç MD. The status of oncology patients about using complementary and alternative treatment methods. Pamukkale Medical Journal. 2020;13(1):69-80. doi:10.31362/patd.640488
Hindistan S, Çilingir D, Nural N, Gürsoy AA. Applıcatıons of Patients With Hematologic Cancers For Experienced Symptoms Due To Chemotherapy. Gümüşhane University Journal of Health Sciences. 2012;1(3):153-164.
Gök F, Hergül FK. Determination of Level of Anxiety and Depression of Patients Hospitalized in Surgery Clinics. Istanbul University Institute of Health Sciences Journal of Advanced Research in Health Sciences. 2020;3(3):195-206.
Ulusoy M, Şahin NH, Erkmen H. Turkish Version of the Beck Anxiety Inventory: Psychometric Properties. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. 1998;12(2):163-172.
Buldan Ö, Kurban NK. Relationship between Nursing Care Perceptions, with Anxiety-Depression Levels of Chronic Disease Cases and Affecting Factors. Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Nursing Electronic Journal. 2018;11(4):274-282.
Özşaker E, Durak H, Canbazogulları Ü. Investigation of the Postoperative Concerns of Day Surgery Patients. Journal of Contemporary Medıcıne. 2019;9(1):100-105. doi:10.16899/gopctd.478417
Doğu Ö. Meeting The Needs of Education and Training in Patients with Planned Surgery Preparation Psychological Effects of Individual Patient-Sakarya Sample. Duzce University Journal of Health Sciences Institute. 2013;3(3):10-13.
Jeong O, Kim HG. Implementation of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Program in Perioperative Management of Gastric Cancer Surgery: a Nationwide Survey in Korea. Journal of Gastric Cancer. 2019;19(1):72-82. doi:10.5230/jgc.2019.19.e3
Lehmann M, Monte K, Barach P, Kindler CH. Postoperative Patient Complaints: A Prospective İnterview Study of 12,276 Patients. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2010;22(1):13-21. doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2009.02.015
Hüppe M, Kemter A, Schmidtke C, Klotz KF. Postoperative Complaints: Gender Differences in Expectations, Prevalence and Appraisal. Anaesthesist. 2013;62(7):528-536. doi:10.1007/s00101-013-2182-x
Iwanoff C, Giannopoulos M, Salamon C. Follow-up Postoperative Calls to Reduce Common Postoperative Complaints Among Urogynecology Patients. International Urogynecology Journal. 2019;30(10):1667-1672. doi:10.1007/s00192-018-3809-x
Özdemir Ü, Taşcı S, Çürük GN, Nemli A, Karaca H. Functional Status of Chemotherapy Receiving Individuals And Caregiver Burden. Journal of Erciyes University Faculty of Health Sciences. 2017;4(1):49-61.
Seven M, Akyüz A, Sever N, Dinçer Ş. Studying the Physical and Psychological Symptoms of Patients with Cancer. TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin. 2013;12(3):219-224.
Pekmezci H, Başaran B. Nutritional Habits of Cancer Patients. Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Nursing Sciences. 2021;13(2):386-395. doi:10.5336/nurses.2020-78631
Ustaalioğlu BBÖ, Öztürk H, ER H, Peker Ş, Yıldız S, Duman S, Cantürk Ö, Kocatürk K. Depression Analysis in Patients Treated with Chemotherapy: Single Center Experience. J Kartal TR. 2014;25(3):203-209. doi:10.5505/jkartaltr.2014.24482
Medeni İ, İlhan MN, Medeni V. Depression Prevalence and Related Risk Factors of People 15 Years Old and Over in a District. GMJ. 2020;31:630-635.
Say A, Çakır D. The Effect of Delayed Medical Care Process on Patients in the COVID-19 Pandemic. EJONS International Journal on Mathematic, Engineering and Natural Sciences. 2021;5(17):1-9.
Sunu C, Hacıbekiroğlu T. Hematology and COVID-19. In: COVID-19 from A to Z. Karabay O, Dheir H, Yaylacı S.(Ed.) Akademisyen Bookstore. Ankara. 2021;1:155-164.
Amelia W, Despitasari L, Alisa F, et al. The Relationship between Stress and Sleep Quality in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy During the COVİD-19 Pandemic at Dr.M.Djamil Hospital, Padang. Jurnal Keperawatan Muhammadiyah.2021;6(2):122-130. doi:10.30651/jkm.v6i2.8234
Adiputra PAT. Dampak Pandemi COVİD-19 pada Pelayanan Pasien Kanker di Rumah Sakit Tersier di Indonesia: Serial Kasus. DOAJ-JBN. 2020;4(1):29-33. doi:10.24843/JBN.2020.v04.is01.p07
Sert H. Nursing and COVID-19. In: COVID-19 from A to Z. Karabay O, Dheir H, Yaylacı S.(Ed.) Akademisyen Bookstore. Ankara. 2021;1:395-402.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2024 European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Our open access policy is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition: this means that articles have free availability on the public Internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from having access to the Internet itself.
All articles are published with free open access under the CC-BY Creative Commons attribution license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). If you submit your paper for publication by the Eur J Clin Exp Med, you agree to have the CC-BY license applied to your work. Under this Open Access license, you, as the author, agree that anyone may download and read the paper for free. In addition, the article may be reused and quoted provided that the original published version is cited. This facilitates freedom in re-use and also ensures that Eur J Clin Exp Med content can be mined without barriers for the research needs.
