Social Support and Quality of Life in Turkish Patients with Gynecologic Cancer
ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION, cilt.15, sa.7, ss.3081-3086, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 7
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Doi Numarası: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.7.3081
- Dergi Adı: ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3081-3086
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Gynecologic cancer, quality of life, social support, Turkey, HEALTH, ASSOCIATION, ANXIETY, NEEDS, WOMEN
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The aim of this study was to determine the level of social support and quality of life in Turkish patients with gynecologic cancer using a cross-sectional survey design. A total of 108 patients admitted to the gynecologic oncology clinic at a university hospital from September 2011 to January 2012 were included. Data were collected using patient information forms, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and The Quality of Life-Cancer Survivors Instrument (QOL-CS). Average age was 54.5+/-10.8 years and it was determined that 65.7% of patients had ovarian cancer and 19.4% had cervical cancer. The total QOL-CS mean score was 5.59+/-1.10. Average score of total MSPSS was found to be 69.7+/-14.64. Comparing socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of patients and average scores of QOL-CS and MSPSS, it was found that there was not a statisticaly significant corelation (p>0.05). Statistically significant relation was found between the average scores of QOL-CS and MSPSS. These results showed that quality of life was moderate and perceived social support was high in Turkish patients with gynecologic cancer.