• Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2024

    Investigation of symptom management and functional state of women who underwent breast cancer surgery.

    • Murat Can Mollaoğlu, Esra Başer Akın, Mukadder Mollaoğlu, and Kürşat Karadayı.
    • Sivas Numune Hospital, Oncological Surgery Clinic - Sivas, Turkey.
    • Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2024 Jan 1; 70 (1): e20230954e20230954.

    ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the symptom management and the functional status of women who underwent surgery for breast cancer.MethodsThis cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in a university hospital surgical oncology clinic. This study was conducted on 80 patients who had undergone breast cancer surgery in the last 5 years in a surgical oncology clinic of a university hospital. Study data were collected using the patient identification form, Symptom-Management Self-Efficacy Scale Related to Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer, and Functional Living Index-Cancer. The data were analyzed with the SPSS program.ResultsThe mean total score of Symptom-Management Self-Efficacy Scale Related to Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer was found to be 157.28±36.86, and the mean total score of the Functional Living Index-Cancer was found to be 103.79±18.77. When the correlation between the Functional Living Index-Cancer and Symptom-Management Self-Efficacy Scale Related to Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer scales used in the study was examined, it was determined that there was a positive statistically significant correlation (p<0.05) between the subscale and scale total scores.ConclusionAs a result of the study, it was determined that the self-efficacy and functional status of the patients were poor. Their functional status was also determined to be improved as the symptom self-efficacy levels increased.

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