Journals / Southern Clinics of Istanbul Eurasia / 2019 / Cilt: 30 - Sayı: 3
Evaluation of Anxiety Status and Reasons for Refusal of Surgical Treatment Among Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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- 238–242
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Abstract
Objective: In this study, we evaluated reasons for treatment refusal and anxiety levelsof patients who were diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer in our hospital and wererecommended surgery by a multidisciplinary committee but refused surgical treatment.Methods: In this study, the records of 223 patients whose cases were reviewed by theoncology council of our hospital and were recommended for surgery were reviewed retrospectively. There were patients in Group-A who accepted surgical treatment and Group-Bwho refused surgical treatment. The anxiety levels of all patients were assessed using theState-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).Results: The anxiety levels of the patients in Group-B were significantly higher than anxietylevels of the patients in Group-A (p
Özet
Amaç: Bu çalışmada, hastanemizde küçük hücreli dışı akciğer kanseri tanısı konulan ve multidisipliner konsey kararı ile operasyon planlanan ancak ameliyat olmayı reddeden hastaların, neden ameliyat olmak istemediklerini ve anksiyete durumlarını inceledik. Gereç ve Yöntem: Hastanemiz onkoloji konseyi tarafından değerlendirilerek ameliyat önerilen 223 hasta geriye dönük olarak incelendi. Grup A’da cerrahi tedaviyi kabul eden hastalar ve Grup B’de cerrahi tedaviyi reddeden hastalar yer almaktaydı. Tüm hastaların anksiyete düzeyleri “State-Trait Anxiety Inventory” (STAI) kullanılarak değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Grup B’deki hastaların anksiyete düzeyleri Grup A’ya göre anlamlı derecede yüksekti (p