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Relationships between gastrointestinal symptoms, uncertainty, and perceived recovery in patients with gastric cancer after gastrectomy

Authors
 Byeong Hee Jeon  ;  Mona Choi  ;  Ju Hee Lee  ;  Sung Hoon Noh 
Citation
 NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES, Vol.18(1) : 23-29, 2016 
Journal Title
NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES
ISSN
 1441-0745 
Issue Date
2016
MeSH
Adult ; Aged ; Female ; Gastrectomy* ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Seoul ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Stomach Neoplasms/psychology* ; Stomach Neoplasms/surgery* ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Treatment Outcome ; Uncertainty*
Keywords
Korea ; gastric cancer ; gastrointestinal symptoms ; recovery ; uncertainty
Abstract
This study examines relationships between gastrointestinal symptoms, uncertainty, and perceived recovery in gastric cancer patients after gastrectomy. Data were collected from 146 patients at an outpatient clinic of a university hospital in Seoul, Korea from October to November 2012. The Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rating Scale, the Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale, and questions on perceived recovery of physical, psychological, and social functions were analyzed. High gastrointestinal symptom scores were reported in women younger patients (F = 5.55, P = 0.005), and in patients without a family history of gastric cancer. The uncertainty score was higher in patients with low economic (F = 3.84, P = 0.024) and educational status and no family history. Regression analysis revealed uncertainty was the strongest factor associated with recovery. Nurses can assist patients and families to predict and deal with health problems by offering education on progress from diagnosis to postoperative management, promoting all aspects of recovery after gastrectomy.
Full Text
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nhs.12219/abstract
DOI
10.1111/nhs.12219
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Surgery (외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
3. College of Nursing (간호대학) > Dept. of Nursing (간호학과) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Noh, Sung Hoon(노성훈) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4386-6886
Lee, JuHee(이주희) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2805-1622
Jeon, Byeong Hee(전병희)
Choi, Mona(최모나) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4694-0359
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/146623
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