Evaluation of quality of life and anxiety and depression levels in patients receiving chemotherapy for colorectal cancer: impact of patient education before treatment initiation

POLAT, ÜLKÜ; Arpaci, Afey; DEMİR, SATI; Erdal, Sevgi; YALÇIN, ŞUAYİB

doi:10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2014.034

Evaluation of quality of life and anxiety and depression levels in patients receiving chemotherapy for colorectal cancer: impact of patient education before treatment initiation

Atıf İçin Kopyala

POLAT Ü., Arpaci A., DEMİR S., Erdal S., YALÇIN Ş.

JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL ONCOLOGY, cilt.5, sa.4, ss.270-275, 2014 (ESCI)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2014
Doi Numarası: 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2014.034
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL ONCOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.270-275
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: As a consequence of the improved survival due to the availability of several treatment option cost-effectiveness and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) issues have gained increasing attention in colorectal cancer (CRC). In the present study, we aimed to evaluate quality of life, level of anxiety and depression before and after a 6-month follow-up period in chemotherapy receiving patients with CRC.