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AKCİĞER KANSERLİ HASTALARDA TANIYI BİLME İLE ANKSİYETE DÜZEYİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİHıdır Esme1, Murat Sezer2, Adalet Demir3, Özkan Güler4, Hayrettin Sağlam5, Mehmet Ünlü21Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Afyon2Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Afyon 3Yedikule Göğüs Hastalıkları Ve Göğüs Cerrahisi Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Kliniği, İstanbul 4Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Psikiyatri Anabilim Dalı, Afyon 5Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Afyon AMAÇ: Kanserli hastalarda psikiyatrik bozukluklar %29 ile 47 arasında değişebilen oranlarda bildirilmektedir. Çalışmamızda akciğer kanseri tanısıyla tedavi görmekte olan hastalarda kaygı düzeyi ve kaygı düzeyiyle ilişkili etmenlerin belirlenmesi amaçlandı. The Relation between Awareness of the Diagnosis and Level of Anxiety in Lung Cancer PatientsHıdır Esme1, Murat Sezer2, Adalet Demir3, Özkan Güler4, Hayrettin Sağlam5, Mehmet Ünlü21Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Afyon, Turkey2Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Afyon, Turkey 3Yedikule Göğüs Hastalıkları Ve Göğüs Cerrahisi Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Kliniği, İstanbul, Turkey 4Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Psikiyatri Anabilim Dalı, Afyon, Turkey 5Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Afyon, Turkey AIMS: The rate of psychiatric disorders in cancer patients have been reported as 29-47%. In this study we aimed to evaluate the level of anxiety and factors related with this level of anxiety in lung cancer patients. MATERIAL-METHOD: Sixty three patients who were receiving cancer treatment were questioned about sociodemographic features such as age, occupation, educational status, residing place (city, town, village) and the patients knowledge about the disease. Then State and Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI I-II was performed and level of anxiety was measured. RESULTS: There were no significant relation between state and trait anxiety levels and age, gender, occupation, residing place, histopathological diagnosis (p>0.05). Educational status was significantly related with state and trait anxiety levels (p<0.05). There were no significant differences between the state anxiety levels of the patients who knows the diagnosis and who do not (p= 0.121). The difference was significant for trait anxiety levels (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: State anxiety levels were higher and trait anxiety levels were significantly lower in patients who know the diagnosis. We suggest that the patients with adequate sociocultural level can be informed about the diagnosis, and psychiatric counseling can be demanded while giving this information. Keywords: awareness of the diagnosis, level of anxiety, lung cancerHıdır Esme, Murat Sezer, Adalet Demir, Özkan Güler, Hayrettin Sağlam, Mehmet Ünlü. The Relation between Awareness of the Diagnosis and Level of Anxiety in Lung Cancer Patients. . 2006; 8(4): 163-167 Sorumlu Yazar: Hıdır Esme, Türkiye |
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