dc.contributor.author | Akin, Semiha | |
dc.contributor.author | Can, Gulbeyaz | |
dc.contributor.author | Durna, Zehra | |
dc.contributor.author | Aydiner, Adnan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-13T12:10:23Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-13T16:05:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-13T12:10:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-13T16:05:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1462-3889 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1532-2122 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2008.07.006 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11446/3449 | |
dc.description | WOS: 000262266200008 | en_US |
dc.description | PubMed ID: 18842460 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Self-efficacy has a positive effect on health behaviors, symptom control, compliance with cancer treatment, and quality of life. This study aims to describe the quality of life and self-efficacy of Turkish breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The sample consisted of 141 patients. Data was gathered using a Patient Information Form, the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast Cancer (FACT-B), a scale about Strategies Used by Patients to Promote Health and the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist. All quality of life dimensions were negatively affected at a significant level. Following commencement of chemotherapy, there was an increase in the negative effect on physical well-being, emotional well-being and additional concerns subscales and total FACT-B and their self-efficacy was negatively affected to a moderate degree. However, a significant degree of change did not occur in the self-efficacy. During treatment the physical symptoms and psychological distress increased and the activity level was negatively affected. The quality of life and self-efficacy were influenced by personal and medical characteristics, showing consistency with similar studies. Because there are negative effects of cancer and chemotherapy on patients' quality of life and self-efficacy, nurses need to focus on designing psychosocial interventions to improve their self-efficacy and quality of life. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Istanbul University [T-27122005] | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | This study is a PhD dissertation and it was supported by The Research Support Unit of Istanbul University as the project no T-27122005. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.ejon.2008.07.006 | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Breast cancer | en_US |
dc.subject | Self-efficacy | en_US |
dc.subject | Quality of life | en_US |
dc.subject | Chemotherapy | en_US |
dc.subject | Nursing | en_US |
dc.title | The quality of life and self-efficacy of Turkish breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy | en_US |
dc.type | article | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING | en_US |
dc.department | DBÜ | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 5 | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 12 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 449 | en_US |
dc.identifier.endpage | 456 | en_US |
dc.contributor.authorID | 0000-0002-5368-0893 | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.department-temp | [Akin, Semiha -- Durna, Zehra] Istanbul Bilim Univ, Florence Nightingale Hosp, Sch Nursing, TR-34349 Istanbul, Turkey -- [Can, Gulbeyaz] Istanbul Univ, Florence Nightingale Sch Nursing, Istanbul, Turkey -- [Aydiner, Adnan] Istanbul Univ, Inst Oncol, Istanbul, Turkey | en_US |