Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate the demographic characteristics, treatment-related side effects and treatment compliance found among Syrian refugees with cancer and compare this with Turkish citizens. Patients and Methods: The study was conducted at Gaziantep Dr. Ersin Arslan State Hospital, Medical Oncology outpatient clinic, in January 2015. One-hundred-ninety patients on chemotherapy were included. Face to face interviews wereconducted. Results: The median age of participants was 51 years-old and of them 60% were male. There were no differences between the two groups in terms of age and gender. The most common complaints were fatigue 65% vs. 64% , insomnia 50% and 55% , pain 61% and 49% and anorexia 37% and 36% . Toxicity rates were similar between groups. Adherence to treatment was also similar among groups. Conclusion: Unlike previous studies in the literature, patients’ demographic characteristics, treatment, treatment-related toxicities and treatment compliance were similar between our study groups
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Abstract
Amaç: Bu çalışmada kliniğimizde kanser tedavisi gören Suriyeli mültecileri demografik özellikler, tedavi ilişkili yan etkiler ve tedavi uyumu açısından değerlendirerek Türk vatandaşları ile karşılaştırmayı amaçladık. Hastalar ve Yöntemler: Çalışmaya, Gaziantep Dr. Ersin Arslan Devlet Hastanesi, Tıbbi Onkoloji Kliniği ayakta tedavi ünitesinde Ocak 2015’te kemoterapi uygulanan 190 hasta dahil edildi. Hastalar ile yüz yüze anket yöntemiyle, bu çalışma için hazırlanmış olan formlara göre görüşme yapıldı. Bulgular: Hastaların ortanca yaşı 51 ve %60’ı erkekti. Her iki grup arasında yaş ve cinsiyet açısından fark gözlenmedi. Hastalarda gözlenen toksisiteler açısından fark gözlenmezken, en sık sırasıyla halsizlik %65 ve %64 , uykusuzluk %50 ve %55 , ağrı %61 ve %49 ve iştahsızlık %37 ve %36 görüldü. Tedavi uyumu gruplar arasında benzerdi. Sonuç: Bu çalışmada, literatürdeki birçok çalışmanın aksine demografik özellikler, tedavi, tedavi ilişkili toksisiteler ve tedavi uyumu açısından Türk vatandaşları ve Suriye vatandaşları arasında fark gözlenmedi.
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References
- UNHCR - Global Trends Report. http://unhcr.org/trends2013/ Accessed Date: 12.04.2015. In. 2014.
- Spiegel P, Khalifa A, Mateen FJ. Cancer in refugees in Jordan and Syria between 2009 and 2012: challenges and the way forward in humanitarian emergencies. Lancet Oncol 2014; 15: e290-7.
- Afet Raporu/Suriye. (Accessed Date: 15.04.2015). https://www.afad. gov.tr/tr/IcerikDetay1.aspx?IcerikID=747&ID=16
- Lee A, Buchwald D, Hooton TM. Knowledge and compliance with medications in South East Asian refugees. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics . 1993 Jun;18(3):199-204
- Kinzie, J. Davis, PK. Leung, James K. Boehnlein, and Jenelle Fleck. Tricyclic Antidepressant Plasma Levels in Indochinese Refugees: Clinical and Cultural Implications. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 175(8):480-5
- Sleath B, Ruben RH, Huston RA. Hispanic ethnicity, physician-patient communication and antidepressant adherence. Compr Psychiatry. May-June;44(3):198-204, 2003
- Simith J. Cancer care for refugees. Lancet oncol 2014;15(9): e363-4
Details
| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Journal Section | Research Article |
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| Publication Date | December 1, 2015 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2015Issue: 4 |