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Saritas, SC |
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Ozdemir, A |
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2022-08-08T08:12:05Z |
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2022-08-08T08:12:05Z |
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2018 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/11616/60098 |
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PurposeTo investgate the relationship between the perception of the disease and level of anxiety in patients with cancer. |
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Design and MethodsA correlation and descriptive study from a convenience sample of 318 oncological patients aged 18 years and older was done. Subjects were measured with a Patient's Information Form, the Revised Illness Perception Questionnare, and the Strait-Trait Anxiety Inventory. |
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FindingsWhen evaluated together with most of its subscales, illness perception was found to affect anxiety. |
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Practice ImplicationsNurses should evaluate the anxiety levels of the cancer patients in every stage and should educate the patients and their relatives on coping with anxiety. Appropriate treatment and care depending on the illness perception of the cancer patients should be planned by nurses. |
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C1 [Saritas, Seyhan Citlik] Inonu Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Internal Med Nursing, Malatya, Turkey. |
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[Ozdemir, Aysel] Inonu Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Psychiat Nursing, TR-44280 Malatya, Turkey. |
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PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHIATRIC CARE |
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| dc.title |
Identification of the correlation between illness perception and anxiety |
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level in cancer patients |
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