PAIN MANAGEMENT AND PAIN COPING STRATEGIES OF CANCER PATIENTS: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Year 2024, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 305 - 314, 26.08.2024

Gamze Temiz , Nermin Eroğlu

https://doi.org/10.56061/fbujohs.1492204

Abstract

Pain is an important symptom that affects the quality of life of cancer patients. Pain is managed with pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches such as exercise, acupressure, meditation, yoga, and massage. This study is a qualitative research conducted to determine how cancer patients manage their pain. The population of the study consisted of patients with cancer diagnosis who applied to the oncology clinic of a private hospital. The sample consisted of 33 patients who accepted to participate in the study and met the study criteria. The data of the research were collected using the “Descriptive Characteristics Form” and “Semi-structured Focus Group Questionnaire”. The forms were created by scanning the literature. Then thematic analysis was made. The Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR) Checklist, which sets the standards for reporting the research, was used. The mean age of the patients participating in the study was 45.72 ± 3.46, 60.60% were female, 84.85% were married, 87.9% lived in an urban environment, 48.49% had educational status. were in high school, 48.49% were diagnosed with Breast Ca, 48.49% were treated with 3rd cycle chemotherapy, 84.5% took some kind of analgesic for pain, and 60.6% used complementary care methods. detected. It was determined that the patients had difficulties in pain management, used non-prescribed drugs to relieve pain, were reluctant to seek professional medical advice, used non-pharmacological strategies, and tried to manage their pain according to what other people in their family/social circle said.

Keywords

Pain management, coping strategies, cancer, qualitative research

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KANSER HASTALARININ AĞRI YÖNETİMİ VE AĞRIYLA BAŞ ETME STRATEJİLERİ: NİTEL ARAŞTIRMA

Abstract

Ağrı, kanser hastalarının yaşam kalitesini etkileyen önemli bir semptomdur. Ağrı; egzersiz, akupresür, meditasyon, yoga ve masaj gibi farmakolojik ve farmakolojik olmayan yaklaşımlarla yönetilmektedir. Bu çalışma, kanser hastalarının ağrılarını nasıl yönettiklerini belirlemek amacıyla yapılan nitel bir araştırmadır. Araştırmanın evrenini özel bir hastanenin onkoloji kliniğine başvuran kanser tanısı almış hastalar oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın örneklemini ise çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden ve çalışma kriterlerini karşılayan 33 hasta oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın verileri “Tanımlayıcı Özellikler Formu” ve “Yarı Yapılandırılmış Odak Grup Anketi” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Formlar literatür taranarak oluşturulmuştur. Daha sonra tematik analiz yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın raporlanması için standartları belirleyen Nitel Araştırma Raporlama Standartları (SRQR) Kontrol Listesi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmaya katılan hastaların yaş ortalamasının 45,72 ± 3,46 olduğu, %60,60'ının kadın, %84,85'inin evli, %87,9'unun kentsel çevrede yaşadığı, %48,49'unun eğitim durumunun lise olduğu, %48,49'unun Meme Ca tanısı aldığı, %48,49'unun 3. kür kemoterapi tedavisi gördüğü, %84,5'inin ağrı için bir çeşit analjezik aldığı ve %60,6'sının tamamlayıcı bakım yöntemleri kullandığı tespit edilmiştir. Hastaların ağrı yönetiminde zorlandıkları, ağrıyı gidermek için reçetesiz ilaç kullandıkları, profesyonel tıbbi tavsiye alma konusunda isteksiz oldukları, farmakolojik olmayan stratejiler kullandıkları ve aile/sosyal çevrelerindeki diğer kişilerin söylediklerine göre ağrılarını yönetmeye çalıştıkları belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

Ağrı yönetimi, başa çıkma stratejileri, kanser, nitel araştırma

Ethical Statement

In order to carry out the research, the permission of the Fenerbahçe University Academic Research and Publication Ethics Committee (FBU/2020-09) and the institution was obtained. This research was conducted in accordance with the principles set out in the Declaration of Helsinki. Before starting the study, the patients were informed verbally and in writing, by explaining the purpose of the study, the use of the recording system during the interview, where and why the obtained data would be used, and their voluntary consent was obtained.

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Thanks

We would like to express our endless thanks to all patients who voluntarily participated in the study

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