Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Izmir Katip Celebi University Faculty of Health Science, Izmir, Turkey.
Oncology Unit, Izmir Health Sciences University Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Complement Med Res. 2023;30(6):502-516. doi: 10.1159/000534707. Epub 2023 Nov 20.
Gynecological cancers are long-term, challenging, and stressful diseases. In Türkiye, the majority of patients with gynecological cancer use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Considering the stress that gynecological cancer patients are exposed to, patients need to know how to cope with stress.
This study aimed to determine the use of CAM and coping with stress by patients with gynecological cancer and the relationships between them and the factors that predict the approaches to coping with stress in women with gynecological cancer in Türkiye.
This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. The study was conducted with 204 patients between April and August 2022. The data of the study were collected by face-to-face interview and filled out by the patients using the Descriptive Information Form and the Stress Coping Styles Scale (SCSS). Number, percentage, mean, χ2, one-way ANOVA, t test, and the Spearman correlation analysis were used in the data analysis. To analyze the multivariate independent associations between variables, a multivariate ordinal logistic regression model was used, with the SCSS domains as dependent variables. A 95% confidence interval was calculated, and all statistical tests had an alpha level of 0.05.
The mean age of the patients was 58.38 ± 12.64 years (32-80). The prevalence of CAM use by patients was 39.2%, and the most common types of CAM were herbal products (43.8%) and supplication (42.5%). The reasons for using CAM were relaxation (symptomatic)-feeling healthy (63.8%) and treating cancer (36.2%). No statistically significant difference was found between the use of CAM and their approaches to coping with stress (p > 0.05). As a result of multivariate ordinal logistic regression analysis, education level under high school, having ovary, cervix, and endometrium cancer, being in the first stage of cancer, receiving chemotherapy, receiving surgical treatment, having another cancer patient in the social environment and increased interest in a partner after the diagnosis of cancer was associated with an effective coping with stress (p < 0.05, adjusted R2 = 0.27, 0.79, and 0.32, respectively). Not working, experiencing an abortion, having another cancer patient in their social environment, being in the third stage of cancer, having an extended family, and living in a rural area of residence were associated with ineffective coping with stress (p < 0.05, adjusted R2 = 0.20 and 0.24, respectively).
The prevalence of CAM use by patients was low. While determining the approaches of the patients to cope with stress, their education level, place of residence, family type, diagnosis of cancer, stage of cancer, treatment, partner support, and stressful life events should be considered. As nurses, we need to be more knowledgeable about the use of CAM to provide correct guidance to our patients for access to accurate and effective information. We need to determine our patients' stressors and how our patients cope with stress.
妇科癌症是长期的、具有挑战性的和压力大的疾病。在土耳其,大多数妇科癌症患者使用补充和替代医学(CAM)。考虑到妇科癌症患者所承受的压力,患者需要知道如何应对压力。
本研究旨在确定妇科癌症患者使用 CAM 和应对压力的情况,以及这些因素与女性妇科癌症患者应对压力方法之间的关系,并确定预测土耳其女性妇科癌症患者应对压力方法的因素。
这是一项描述性和横断面研究。该研究于 2022 年 4 月至 8 月期间对 204 名患者进行。通过面对面访谈和患者使用描述性信息表和压力应对方式量表(SCSS)填写的方式收集研究数据。在数据分析中使用了数量、百分比、平均值、卡方检验、单因素方差分析、t 检验和 Spearman 相关分析。为了分析变量之间的多变量独立关联,使用了多变量有序逻辑回归模型,将 SCSS 领域作为因变量。计算了 95%置信区间,所有统计检验的显著性水平均为 0.05。
患者的平均年龄为 58.38±12.64 岁(32-80 岁)。患者使用 CAM 的比例为 39.2%,最常见的 CAM 类型是草药产品(43.8%)和祈祷(42.5%)。使用 CAM 的原因是放松(症状性)-感觉健康(63.8%)和治疗癌症(36.2%)。CAM 的使用与他们应对压力的方法之间没有统计学显著差异(p>0.05)。多元有序逻辑回归分析结果表明,高中以下教育水平、卵巢、宫颈和子宫内膜癌、癌症处于第一阶段、接受化疗、接受手术治疗、社会环境中有另一名癌症患者以及癌症诊断后对伴侣的兴趣增加与有效应对压力有关(p<0.05,调整后的 R2 分别为 0.27、0.79 和 0.32)。未工作、流产、社会环境中有另一名癌症患者、癌症处于第三阶段、有大家庭、居住在农村地区与无效应对压力有关(p<0.05,调整后的 R2 分别为 0.20 和 0.24)。
患者使用 CAM 的比例较低。在确定患者应对压力的方法时,应考虑他们的教育水平、居住地、家庭类型、癌症诊断、癌症阶段、治疗、伴侣支持和压力性生活事件。作为护士,我们需要更多地了解 CAM 的使用情况,以便为我们的患者提供准确有效的信息。我们需要确定我们患者的压力源以及他们如何应对压力。