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Title: | Investigation of the Reasons and Frequency of Oncology Patients Over the Age of 65 Who Apply To the Emergency Department | Authors: | Doner, Nedime Hazal Yesilbalkan, Oznur Usta Taktuk, Ugur |
Keywords: | Emergency Service Oncology Older People Cancer Care |
Publisher: | Springer | Abstract: | Purpose This study aims to investigate frequency and causes of emergency department visits among oncology patients aged 65 and older. Method In this cross-sectional, descriptive and comparative study, data were collected a questionnaire form from a single emergency deparment of a university hospital in & Idot;zmir, West Turkey between January 2022 and July 2022. Data were analyzed by using IBM SPSS Statistics 25 software. Results A total 125 patients were included in the study. The most common causes of patients to the emergency derparment were infection, pain, nausea-vomiting, and dyspnea. A significant difference was found between the reason for the patient's emergency department visit and their knowledge of when to seek medical help (p < 0.05). Conclusion The recurrent visits of cancer patients to emergency departments suggest an inadequacy of comprehensive information available to both patients and their caregivers concerning the pursuit of emergency medical intervention. | URI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-025-09462-1 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14365/6186 |
ISSN: | 0941-4355 1433-7339 |
Appears in Collections: | PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / PubMed Indexed Publications Collection Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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