Kanser hastalarının oral antineoplastik ilaç kullanımına ilişkin bilgi ve uygulamaları

Abstract

Aim: Study was conducted as descriptive to evaluate information and practice about oral antineoplastics drug used of cancer patients.Material and Methods: There research sample consists of 100 people who use oral antineoplastic drugs in Ankara Numune and Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Education and Research Hospital Oncology wards. Patient conversation form and evaluation of dring information form, which was developed by the investigator according to literature, was used as a data obtaining an instrument. In the evaluation of data percentage and chi-square tests was used. Results: Average age of the person that participates in surveying is 51.5±7,1. We observed that 48% of participants use capecitabine as oral antineoplastic, and 51% of participants have cure number between 0-3. 93% of participant sex pres that they informed about medicine by the doctor when prescribed, and 50% by the nurse at the outpatient clinic. It is observed71% of participant stake medicine not in time. As the reason for this case, forget fullness is on the top with a 51% rate. It is observed male more successful than female for taking medicine in time (p<0.05) and the rate of taking medicine in time is increasing with education level (p<0.05). Besides, we observed that the rate of taking medicine in time is lower for participants that informed verbally than informed verbal and written.Conclusion: This study suggests that individuals have a low educational level successful in drug-taking at the same hour and the long period of drug-taking decrease this success. Female take assistance drug use more than male and taking assistance increases while the educational level decrease in both genders.