The Relationship Between Pain Distress Severity and Fatigue Levels of Women with Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Pınar Zorba Bahçeli; Ayşe Arıkan Dönmez; Gamze Ünver; Sevgisun Kapucu

Makale detayları

The Relationship Between Pain Distress Severity and Fatigue Levels of Women with Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Yazarlar:

Pınar Zorba Bahçeli | Ayşe Arıkan Dönmez | Gamze Ünver | Sevgisun Kapucu

Yayıncı:

Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar:

Onkoloji ve Karsinogenez

Dergi:

Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.49 Issue 2, pp.221-229

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001298156

pISSN:

1300-414X

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Özet:

 The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between pain distress and fatigue levels in women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy. The descriptive and cross-sectional study was completed with 147 women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy who came to the outpatient Chemo unit of a state university oncology hospital. Research data were collected by the researchers using face-to-face Descriptive Information Form, Visual Analog Scale, Brief Fatigue Inventory, and Pain Distress Inventory. The results showed that 61.9 of the women stated that they used drugs for pain, and 38.8 of them stated that they used paracetamol group drugs for pain. It was determined that there was a significant difference between the Brief Fatigue Inventory sub-dimension and total score averages of the participants and the type of surgery, medication use for pain, and type of medication used for pain. It was determined that there was a significant difference between the patients Pain Distress Inventory sub-dimension and total score averages and their use of drugs for pain, the type of drug used for pain, and the conditions that increase pain. It was determined that there was a weak positive correlation between the total score of Brief Fatigue Inventory and the total score of Brief Fatigue Inventory. In our study, it was determined that women with breast cancer who received chemotherapy experienced moderate fatigue and pain distress, and pain distress severity and fatigue were associated with each other. It is recommended that nurses include interventions to effectively manage pain distress and fatigue for women with breast cancer in their care plans for their patients.

 The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between pain distress and fatigue levels in women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy. The descriptive and cross-sectional study was completed with 147 women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy who came to the outpatient Chemo unit of a state university oncology hospital. Research data were collected by the researchers using face-to-face Descriptive Information Form, Visual Analog Scale, Brief Fatigue Inventory, and Pain Distress Inventory. The results showed that 61.9 of the women stated that they used drugs for pain, and 38.8 of them stated that they used paracetamol group drugs for pain. It was determined that there was a significant difference between the Brief Fatigue Inventory sub-dimension and total score averages of the participants and the type of surgery, medication use for pain, and type of medication used for pain. It was determined that there was a significant difference between the patients Pain Distress Inventory sub-dimension and total score averages and their use of drugs for pain, the type of drug used for pain, and the conditions that increase pain. It was determined that there was a weak positive correlation between the total score of Brief Fatigue Inventory and the total score of Brief Fatigue Inventory. In our study, it was determined that women with breast cancer who received chemotherapy experienced moderate fatigue and pain distress, and pain distress severity and fatigue were associated with each other. It is recommended that nurses include interventions to effectively manage pain distress and fatigue for women with breast cancer in their care plans for their patients.

 The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between pain distress and fatigue levels in women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy. The descriptive and cross-sectional study was completed with 147 women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy who came to the outpatient Chemo unit of a state university oncology hospital. Research data were collected by the researchers using face-to-face Descriptive Information Form, Visual Analog Scale, Brief Fatigue Inventory, and Pain Distress Inventory. The results showed that 61.9 of the women stated that they used drugs for pain, and 38.8 of them stated that they used paracetamol group drugs for pain. It was determined that there was a significant difference between the Brief Fatigue Inventory sub-dimension and total score averages of the participants and the type of surgery, medication use for pain, and type of medication used for pain. It was determined that there was a significant difference between the patients Pain Distress Inventory sub-dimension and total score averages and their use of drugs for pain, the type of drug used for pain, and the conditions that increase pain. It was determined that there was a weak positive correlation between the total score of Brief Fatigue Inventory and the total score of Brief Fatigue Inventory. In our study, it was determined that women with breast cancer who received chemotherapy experienced moderate fatigue and pain distress, and pain distress severity and fatigue were associated with each other. It is recommended that nurses include interventions to effectively manage pain distress and fatigue for women with breast cancer in their care plans for their patients.

 Bu çalışmada kemoterapi alan meme kanserli kadınlarda ağrı distresi ile yorgunluk düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte yapılan çalışma bir devlet üniversitesinin onkoloji hastanesinin ayaktan kemoterapi ünitesine tedavi almak için gelen 147 meme kanserli kadın hasta ile tamamlandı. Araştırma verileri, araştırmacılar tarafından yüzyüze Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu, Görsel Analog Skala, Kısa Yorgunluk Envanteri ve Ağrı Distres Envanteri kullanılarak toplandı. Kadınların 61.9u ağrı nedeniyle ilaç kullandığını, 38.8inin ise ağrı için parasetamol grubu ilaç kullandığını belirtti. Katılımcıların Kısa Yorgunluk Envanteri alt boyut ve toplam puan ortalamaları ile ameliyat türü, ağrı için ilaç kullanma durumu ve ağrı için kullanılan ilaç türü arasında anlamlı fark olduğu belirlendi. Hastaların Ağrı Distres Envanteri alt boyut ve toplam puan ortalamaları ile ağrı için ilaç kullanma durumu, ağrı için kullanılan ilaç türü ve ağrıyı artıran durumlar arasında anlamlı fark olduğu belirlendi. Kısa Yorgunluk Envanteri toplam puanı ile Ağrı Distres Envanteri toplam puanı arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı zayıf bir ilişki olduğu belirlendi. Çalışmamızda, kemoterapi alan meme kanserli kadınlarda orta şiddette yorgunluk ve ağrı distresi yaşadıkları ve ağrı distresi şiddeti ve yorgunluk durumunun birbiri ile ilişkili olduğu belirlendi. Hemşirelerin hastalarına yönelik hazırladıkları bakım planlarında, meme kanserli kadınlara ağrı distresi ve yorgunluğu etkili bir şekilde yönetilebilmelerine ilişkin girişimlere de yer vermeleri önerilmektedir.

Makale detayları

The Relationship Between Pain Distress Severity and Fatigue Levels of Women with Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Yazarlar:

Pınar Zorba Bahçeli | Ayşe Arıkan Dönmez | Gamze Ünver | Sevgisun Kapucu

Yayıncı:

Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar:

Onkoloji ve Karsinogenez

Dergi:

Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.49 Issue 2, pp.221-229

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001298156

pISSN:

1300-414X

Pain distress

chemotherapy

breast cancer

fatigueAğrı distresi

kemoterapi

meme kanseri

yorgunluk

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Pınar Zorba Bahçeli | Ayşe Arıkan Dönmez | Gamze Ünver | Sevgisun Kapucu

Yayıncı: Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar: Onkoloji ve Karsinogenez

Dergi: Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.49 Issue 2, pp.221-229

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 8/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001298156

pISSN: 1300-414X

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Pınar Zorba Bahçeli | Ayşe Arıkan Dönmez | Gamze Ünver | Sevgisun Kapucu

Yayıncı:

Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar:

Onkoloji ve Karsinogenez

Dergi:

Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.49 Issue 2, pp.221-229

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001298156

pISSN:

1300-414X