Determination of Postoperative Care Dependency and Anxiety Levels of Older Cancer Patients

Aims: The majority of older cancer patients undergo surgical intervention for treatment purposes and their needs for postoperative nursing care increase due to physiological and psychological changes. The aim of this research is to determine the post-operative care dependency and anxiety levels of o...

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Published inInternational journal of caring sciences Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 1062 - 1070
Main Authors Findik, Ummu Yildiz, Gurdogan, Eylem Pasli, Yesilyurt, Duygu Soydas, Aksoy, Berna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nicosia Professor Despina Sapountzi - Krepia Publisher of the International Journal of Caring Sciences 01.05.2021
Subjects
Adults
Age
Anxiety
Cancer surgery
Cancer therapies
Chronic illnesses
Data collection
Descriptive research
Hospitals
Intervention
Intubation
Nursing care
Older people
Patients
Physiology
Postoperative period
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Turkey
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Summary:Aims: The majority of older cancer patients undergo surgical intervention for treatment purposes and their needs for postoperative nursing care increase due to physiological and psychological changes. The aim of this research is to determine the post-operative care dependency and anxiety levels of older cancer patients. Design: Descriptive research. Methods: This research was conducted between April 2015 - March 2018, at the General Surgery Clinic of a university hospital with 68 patients who underwent elective surgical intervention due to cancer. In the data collection, patient identification form, Care Dependency Scale and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were used. Results: It was determined that postoperative care dependency and anxiety levels of older cancer patients were moderate and the care dependency levels increase as their anxiety increases. The patients were most dependent on hygiene, daily activities, recreational activities, getting dressed and undressed, body posture and mobility needs. It was found that sensory impairment, intravenous fluid therapy, indwelling urinary catheterization, immobility, and major surgical intervention increased the care dependency levels of older patients. Furthermore, intravenous fluid therapy, indwelling urinary catheterization, immobility, and major surgical intervention were found to increase anxiety levels. Conclusion: In accordance with these results, we recommend the planning of nursing care and performing interventions for reducing the post-operative care dependency and anxiety levels of older cancer patients.
ISSN:1791-5201
1792-037X