Psychosocial care from the perspective of nurses working in oncology: A qualitative study

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dc.contributor.authorGüner P.
dc.contributor.authorHiçdurmaz D.
dc.contributor.authorKocaman Yıldırım N.
dc.contributor.authorİnci F.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-01T13:38:39Z
dc.date.available2019-08-01T13:38:39Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentNiğde ÖHÜ
dc.description.abstractPurpose: In cancer patients, unmet psychosocial needs are a common occurrence. The purpose of this study was to determine the views, obstacles, and needs of the nurses working with adult oncology patients with regards to psychosocial care. Methods: A qualitative descriptive research design conducted through focus group interviews was adopted for the study. Thirty nurses providing care for cancer patients in adult oncology departments of three hospitals in Turkey with comprehensive oncology centers were involved in the interviews. The interviews were conducted via a semi-structured interview form. In analyzing the data, content analysis technique was utilized. Results: In the study, three main themes and seven sub-themes were determined. These were as follows: “Challenge” (Sub-themes: The nature of the disease: A thin line between life and death; Lack of team/institutional support; Lack of time, staff, and knowledge; Vulnerability of the patient and their family), “reward and cost” (Sub-themes: Satisfaction; Personal growth; Exhaustion), and “essential but hard to define”. Conclusions: This study reveal that nurses have difficulty delivering psychosocial care, which they perceive in abstract terms, in an environment where the disease is still considered fatal, the conditions of the patients change constantly, and they cannot receive the necessary support. It can be important that, as well as supportive institutional regulations, the nurses are in need of necessary assistance to help them change their own perceptions on cancer, to become emotionally stronger, and to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to give psychosocial care. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the Vehbi Koç Foundation Nursing Fund, in Istanbul, Turkey [grant number 2016.2-2 ]. The authors also thank all nurses who participated in this study for their valuable contributions.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ejon.2018.03.005
dc.identifier.endpage75
dc.identifier.issn1462-3889
dc.identifier.pmid29784141
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85044003673
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage68
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2018.03.005
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/1650
dc.identifier.volume34
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000438477600011
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
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dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherChurchill Livingstone
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Journal of Oncology Nursing
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectCancer
dc.subjectOncology nurses
dc.subjectPsychosocial care
dc.subjectQualitative research
dc.titlePsychosocial care from the perspective of nurses working in oncology: A qualitative study
dc.typeArticle

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