Objective: This study was conducted to determine the learning needs and disease-related symptoms in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Material and Methods: This study was conducted with descriptive and correlational design. The population of the study was composed of female patients with breast cancer who undergoing chemotherapy in the Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical Faculty Oncology Hospital Medical Oncology Clinic inpatient unit. The sample of the study was 88 female patients who undergoing chemotherapy with breast cancer who met the inclusion criteria and volunttee to participate in the study. 'Patient Information Form', 'Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale' and 'Patient Learning Needs Scale' were used as the data collection tool. Results: Patients experienced mostly fatigue (7.62±2.96), depression (6.50±3.41), and anxiety (6.32±3.75). Patients had very significant learning needs. The average Patient Learning Needs Scale score was 181.05±36.53. As disease stage of the patients increased, their Patient Learning Needs Scale score also increased (r=0.221, p=0.039). Conclusion: Training programs should be organized to meet the learning needs of patients. Meeting the learning needs is important for the control of symptoms developing due to chemotherapy, for the patients to have more compliance to the treatment and to increase their life expectancy.
Keywords: Breast neoplasms; drug therapy; nursing; patient education as topic
Amaç: Bu araştırma, meme kanserli kemoterapi uygulanan kadınlarda hastalığa bağlı semptomların ve öğrenim gereksinimlerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirildi. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu araştırma, tanımlayıcı ve ilişki arayan desende yapıldı. Araştırmanın evrenini Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Meram Tıp Fakültesi Onkoloji Hastanesi Tıbbi Onkoloji Kliniğinde yatarak kemoterapi uygulanan meme kanserli kadın hastalar oluşturdu. Araştırmanın örneklemini ise araştırmaya katılmak isteyen ve dâhil olma kriterlerine uyan meme kanserli kemoterapi uygulanan 88 kadın hasta oluşturdu. Veri toplama aracı olarak 'Hasta Bilgi Formu', 'Edmonton Semptom Değerlendirme Ölçeği' ve 'Hasta Öğrenme İhtiyaçları Ölçeği' kullanıldı. Bulgular: Hastalar çoğunlukla yorgunluk (7,62±2,96), depresyon (6,50±3,41) ve anksiyete (6,32±3,75) yaşamaktaydı. Hastaların çok önemli düzeyde öğrenme gereksinimleri tespit edildi. Ortalama Hasta Öğrenme Gereksinimleri Ölçeği puanı 181,05±36,53 idi. Hastaların hastalık evresi arttıkça Hasta Öğrenme Gereksinimleri Ölçeği puanı da arttı (r=0,221, p=0,039). Sonuç: Hastaların öğrenim gereksinimlerinin karşılanması için eğitim programları düzenlenmelidir. Öğrenim gereksinimlerinin karşılanması kemoterapiye bağlı gelişen semptomların kontrolü, hastaların tedaviye daha fazla uyum sağlayabilmesi ve yaşam süresinin artırılması için önemlidir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Meme neoplazileri; ilaç tedavisi; hemşirelik; konu olarak hasta eğitimi
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