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- MakaleYalnız künye2021The effect of complementary and integrative medicine on symptom management and quality of life in Turkish oncology patients: a cross-sectional study
Demir Doğan, Melike; Savuci, Yıldız; Aydın Sayılan, Aylin
Aim: This study was conducted to determine the perceived effect of complementary and integrative medicine CIM) methods used by oncology patients on their symptom management and quality of life patients attending a Turkish oncology setting. Methods: 145 oncology Turkish oncology patients were surveyed between July 2018 and August 2018. Data were collected on personal and demographic information, the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale, The Nightingale Symptom Assessment Scale. Complementary and integrative medicine use was determined by the Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Scale. Results: Age had a positive significant correlation with CIM use, particularly manipulative and herbal approaches. Educational status had a negative significant correlation with CIM use and cognitive-behavioral therapy subscale. A positive significant correlation was determined between the duration of cancer diagnosis and the cognitive-behavioral therapies subscale. A positive significant correlation was determined between cognitive-behavioral therapies subscale and social well-being state. Conclusion: CIM approaches are commonly used by Turksih oncology patients.
- MakaleYalnız künye2021The effects of noise levels on pain, anxiety, and sleep in patients
Aydın Sayılan, Aylin; Kulakaç, Nurşen; Sayılan, Samet
Background: Intensive care is a noisy environment for patients and one that affects pain, anxiety levels, and sleep quality. Aims and objectives: To determine the relationship between noise levels and pain, anxiety, and sleep levels in patients in intensive care units. Design: A descriptive and observational study design was used. Methods: This study was conducted between June and December 2018 in a public hospital and included 111 patients admitted to surgical critical care for at least 24 hours. Three Benetech Gm1351 manual sound level metres were used to measure noise. A Patient Information Form, a pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS), the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Richards Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ) were used for data collection. Results: The mean age of the patients was 57.29 years. The mean noise level detected in the intensive care unit was 66.52 dB (dB). Patients' mean pain VAS score was 3.79 ± 1.72, the mean State Anxiety Inventory score was 39.74 ± 2.98, and the mean total RCSQ score was 25.10 ± 13.17. Our findings show that patients in the intensive care unit are exposed to high noise levels and that, while this has no effect on pain, it significantly impacts anxiety and quality of sleep. Conclusions: Noise levels in intensive care units significantly exceed recommended thresholds, and this adversely affects patients' anxiety levels and sleep quality. It is important for suitably restful conditions to be provided for patients, to be aware of the potential for anxiety, and for these factors to be borne in mind when planning nursing interventions. Relevance to clinical practice: Further studies on the effects of noise levels on pain, anxiety, and sleep levels in patients admitted to intensive care units are needed.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2021The effect of COVID-19 anxiety levels of healthcare professionals on the quality of working life and related factors
Aydın, Aykut; Kulakaç, Nurşen; Aydın Sayılan, Aylin
Aim: This study aims to determine the effect of COVID-19 anxiety levels of healthcare professionals on their working life quality. Method: The sample of the descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational study consisted of healthcare professionals working in two university hospitals in western Turkey between May and July 2021. We used the “Personal Information Form, Coronavirus Anxiety Scale, and Working Life Quality Scale” as data collection tools. We used numbers and percentage calculations, arithmetic mean, median (25th–75th percentile), Mann–Whitney U test, Spearmen correlation analysis and Linear Regression analysis to analyse the data. Results: The mean score on the Quality of Life Scale of healthcare professionals was 3.74 ± 0.28, and the mean score on the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) was 9.66 ± 6.06 (min. 0; max. 20). We found a negative and weakly significant relationship between the mean score of the CAS of healthcare professionals and the mean score of the employee quality of life scale. According to the results of the multiple linear regression analysis, we found the factors significantly affecting the anxiety states of healthcare professionals related to the Coronavirus are the quality of working life, age, sex and the state of caring for a patient with COVID-19. Conclusion: As a conclusion of this study, it was determined that healthcare professionals experienced anxiety, and anxiety decreased as ages, working years and the number of children they have increased. In addition, it was determined that as the anxiety of healthcare professionals increased, the quality of working life decreased.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2020Illness perception, perceived social support and quality of life in patients with diagnosis of cancer
Aydın Sayılan, Aylin; Demir Doğan, Melike
Introduction: Research has shown that social support has a significant impact on quality of life. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine the relationship between perceived social support, perception of disease and quality of life, and the factors affecting these, in patients with cancer in Turkey. Methods: The study data were collected from two hospitals. Data were collected using the face-to-face interview method from patients diagnosed with cancer between March and August 2018. No sampling was performed, and the entire population was studied. Results: The mean age of the patients in the study was 61.37 ± 14.89 years. Married patients had better social support than single individuals (t = 2.129; p = 0.035). Significant negative correlation was found between the illness perception scale and total quality of life scale score (r = −0.163; p = 0.026), and physical well-being (r = −0.224; p = 0.002) and social well-being (r = −0.199; p = 0.006) subscales. Conclusion: Patients’ social support and quality of life were at moderate levels. Married participants had better social support than single participants, and operated participants had better social support than unoperated participants. As illness perception decreased, quality of life, physical well-being and social well-being increased.