Quality of life during chemotherapy and satisfaction with nursing care in Turkish breast cancer patients

• DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12185
• Publication Date: 2014-01-23T07:33:27Z
• Authors: Z. Bayram; Z. Durna; S. Akin
• Keywords: Adult; Turkey; Oncology Nursing; Antineoplastic Agents; Breast Neoplasms; Anxiety; Middle Aged; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Cross-Sectional Studies; 0302 clinical medicine; Patient Satisfaction; Surveys and Questionnaires; Adaptation, Psychological; Quality of Life; Humans; Female; 10. No inequality; Aged

This descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate quality of life for breast cancer patients (n = 105) undergoing chemotherapy, and assess their satisfaction with nursing care. It also explored relationships between life, care, demographic disease-related characteristics. Ethics approval this was provided. The research carried out October 2011 June 2012. Quality care were assessed using the Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy-General Scale, Memorial Symptom Scale Newcastle Satisfaction Nursing Scale. We found that emotional well-being area most negatively affected, reporting being afraid death, feeling sad worried about health. Patients overall quite satisfied they received at hospital. a positive correlation total scores on social family scores. Breast have fears concerns health need support during chemotherapy coping negative changes in well-being, physical functional well-being.