Initial experience with delivery of palliative care to terminal cancer patients
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Doç. Dr. Rıza ÇITIL Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale (Uluslararası alan indekslerindeki dergilerde yayınlanan tam makale) | ||
| Dergi Adı | Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences | ||
| Makale Dili | – | Basım Tarihi | 01-2016 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 46 / 2 / 388–392 | DOI | – |
| Makale Linki | https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2633&context=medical | ||
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| Background/aim: We investigated the symptoms and needs of terminal cancer patients in a region where formal palliative care is limited. Here we present the demographic features and symptoms of end-stage cancer patients living in a city in northern Turkey.Materials and methods: The study was conducted at Gaziosmanpaşa University (Tokat, Turkey), in 2011 and 2012. End-stage cancer patients admitted or referred by various departments to our outpatient pain unit were included. Demographic data, treatment histories, primary tumor sites, patient complaints, and symptom intensities measured using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System Scale were prospectively entered into a database.Results: A total of 107 patients (36 female and 71 male) were included. Gastrointestinal cancer was the most common form of cancer (43%), followed by genitourinary (25.3%) and lung cancer (15%). The most common … |
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