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Comparison of the symptoms reported by post operative patients with cancer and nurses perception of patient symptoms    
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Canan KAŞ Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Canan KAŞ
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Semiha Akın Eroğlu
Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Zehra Durna
Türkiye
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Özet
The purpose of this study was to compare the symptoms reported by patients with cancer after palliative surgery and mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit (ICU) with their primary nurses’ perception of the symptoms. The study adopted a descriptive and correlational study design. The sample comprised 60 Turkish patients with cancer who had been mechanically ventilated for 1–12 h at the ICU following palliative surgery. In addition to the patients’ reports, the nurses (= 8) independently rated their own perceptions of the patients’ symptoms. Data were collected using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS). The mean age of the sample was 62.28 years (SD = 15.02; range: 27–86). The mean score of the patients on the ESAS was 55.17 (SD = 26.16) and that of the nurses was 55.48 (SD = 27.13). The study found no statistically significant differences between scores of patients’ reports and …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı European Journal of Cancer Care
Dergi ISSN 1365-2354 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 10-2013
Doi Numarası 10.1111/ecc.12144