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with his/her environment. Nature affects human beings and human beings affect nature’ are considered, it will be better understood that presenting health services only in inpatient treatment institutions will be insufficient. Results and Conclusions: Regular home visits should be organized for women so that they can feel themselves more comfortable in their own houses because of the situations that prevent women from participating in early diagnosis and treatment of breast and cervical cancers (such as fear, unawareness, feeling shy when asking questions, being embarrassed). With regular home visits, women are reminded of the importance of breast self-examination. This study was supported by Erciyes University Scientific Research Projects Unit with TSD-12-4046 project. Conflict of interest: Ownership: This study was supported by Erciyes University Scientific Research Projects Unit with TSD-12-4046 project.
It was found that 30.9% of the patients preferred watching TV, 17.9% of them preferred chatting, 12.7% of them preferred listening to music and 10.9% of them prefer reading books preferred the first four occupational therapy by patients during chemotherapy. 80.9% of patients have stated that they want to deal with any activity during chemotherapy. Status of choose occupational with preferred occupational types couldn’t be found a significant relationship between patient characteristics. Conclusion: In our study, the majority of patients want to deal with any interest during treatment were found. Therefore, as material for occupations that are TV, magazines, newspapers, books, the internet, paint and supplies for knitting etc. are recommended to be take according to the wishes and cultural structures of the patient in chemotherapy units. No conflict of interest.
182 Comparison of symptom scores between elderly patients with cancer and a control group
184 Dermatologic toxicities associated with targeted therapies: nursing implications associated with targeted therapies
2 1 ¨ ¨ ¨ Usta Yesilbalkan1 , A. Ozaydin Ozkaraman . Ege University O. Faculty of Nursing, Internal Medicine Nursing, Izmir, Turkey; 2 Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Internal Medicine Nursing, Eskisehir, Turkey
M. Nematollahi1 . 1 Stronach Regional Cancer Center, Newmarket, Canada
Aim: The aim of this study to compare symptom scores between elderly patients with cancer and a control group. Material and Methods: The study used a cross-sectional design. All participants completed included information about their sociodemographic status, comorbidities and the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist (RSCL) validated in Turkey. This scale is a 27-item Likert-type scale assessing both physical and psychological symptoms in cancer patients. Results: A total of 160 participants participated in the study; the majority were female (50.6%) and mean age was 71 years. Paired t-tests revealed that differences between mean scores for physical symptoms between elderly cancer patients and a control group were statistically significant (t = −2.264, p = 0.02). Statistically significant differences were also found in the total symptom scores of elderly cancer patient and a control group (t = −2.52, p = 0.013). Elderly cancer patients’ psychological RSCL scores were not significantly different than a control groups’ psychological RSCL scores. Conclusion: Elderly patients with cancer have more physical symptoms than a control group. This difference has important clinical implications because effective symptom control, a critical component of quality of life, is best achieved when patients share their symptom experience. No conflict of interest. 183 What activities do cancer patients prefer during chemotherapy? A. Senturk ¨ 1 , G.N. Guleser1 , G. Karakus Acikg ¸ oz ¨ 1 . 1 Erciyes University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kayseri, Turkey Introduction: Receiving treatment in an environment that executes various hobbies in line with the preferences of patients during chemotherapy sessions will be able to reduce anxiety and worry of patients during the treatment. This study was conducted in order to determine what occupation which they preferred during chemotherapy by cancer patients who are receiving outpatient treatment. Material and Method: Sample of conducted descriptively of study consisted of 110 chemotherapy-treated cancer patients who admitted to the outpatient chemotherapy unit between March and April 2014. The data was collected by the researcher through face to face interviews with the patients and analyzing the patients’ files. Data were analyzed using SPSS, and percentage calculations and Pearson Chi-Square test were used. Results and Discussion: The mean age of patients was 53.9±12.1 (min–max: 17–77) years. Most of the patients were women (53.7%), married (91.8%) and graduated from an elementary school (52.7%).
As treatment of cancer becomes more sophisticated, nurses continue to be challenged with management of multiple toxicities. The skin is assaulted from many avenues: tumour burden, radiation, chemotherapy, surgery, and now targeted therapies. Targeted therapies demonstrate significant clinical activity with manageable adverse events. Oncology nurses with patients experiencing skin toxicities related to targeted therapies should understand the pathophysiology of the toxicity and provide ongoing assessment with consistent criteria and photo documentation. The best way to manage dermatologic toxicities associated with the administration of targeted therapies is through an early, proactive approach. Patient education remains vital to minimize these toxicities, maximize clinical benefit and should include the goals of therapy, the importance of compliance, assessment of response to therapy, and management of drug- and disease-related issues. The management of these toxicities which include patient assessment, counseling, and education, are a critical role of the oncology nurses. In this presentation, methods to manage skin reactions from cancer treatments will be identified and Key Points for Managing Dermatologic Toxicities of targeted therapies will be discussed. No conflict of interest.
Poster Session: The Economics of Cancer and Technology 185 The analysis of surplus antineoplastic drug on preparation of chemotherapy T. Akyol1 , S. Vatansever2 , G. Can3 . 1 I.¨ u Oncology Institution, Nursing Services Directorate, Istanbul, Turkey; 2 I.¨ u Oncology Institution, Medical Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey; 3 I.¨ u Florence Nightingale, Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey Depending on the growth of cancer incidence, the share of cancer expenditures on health spending is increasing. A large part of the cost of treatment of cancer comprise chemotherapy cost. Therefore, in order to re-use surplus drugs and for the prevention of drug wastage, economic considerations associated with drugs used in chemotherapy have a great importance. In the light of these informations, this work was carried out with the aim to calculate recycling per patient which provides economic profit on health services by calculating the amount of the surplus drug on treatment protocols which were prepared using a fully automated system in the unit of central preparation of chemotherapy drugs in our institution.
Poster Sessions / European Journal of Oncology Nursing 18S1 (2014) S23–S59
with his/her environment. Nature affects human beings and human beings affect nature’ are considered, it will be better understood that presenting health services only in inpatient treatment institutions will be insufficient. Results and Conclusions: Regular home visits should be organized for women so that they can feel themselves more comfortable in their own houses because of the situations that prevent women from participating in early diagnosis and treatment of breast and cervical cancers (such as fear, unawareness, feeling shy when asking questions, being embarrassed). With regular home visits, women are reminded of the importance of breast self-examination. This study was supported by Erciyes University Scientific Research Projects Unit with TSD-12-4046 project. Conflict of interest: Ownership: This study was supported by Erciyes University Scientific Research Projects Unit with TSD-12-4046 project.
It was found that 30.9% of the patients preferred watching TV, 17.9% of them preferred chatting, 12.7% of them preferred listening to music and 10.9% of them prefer reading books preferred the first four occupational therapy by patients during chemotherapy. 80.9% of patients have stated that they want to deal with any activity during chemotherapy. Status of choose occupational with preferred occupational types couldn’t be found a significant relationship between patient characteristics. Conclusion: In our study, the majority of patients want to deal with any interest during treatment were found. Therefore, as material for occupations that are TV, magazines, newspapers, books, the internet, paint and supplies for knitting etc. are recommended to be take according to the wishes and cultural structures of the patient in chemotherapy units. No conflict of interest.
182 Comparison of symptom scores between elderly patients with cancer and a control group
184 Dermatologic toxicities associated with targeted therapies: nursing implications associated with targeted therapies
2 1 ¨ ¨ ¨ Usta Yesilbalkan1 , A. Ozaydin Ozkaraman . Ege University O. Faculty of Nursing, Internal Medicine Nursing, Izmir, Turkey; 2 Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Internal Medicine Nursing, Eskisehir, Turkey
M. Nematollahi1 . 1 Stronach Regional Cancer Center, Newmarket, Canada
Aim: The aim of this study to compare symptom scores between elderly patients with cancer and a control group. Material and Methods: The study used a cross-sectional design. All participants completed included information about their sociodemographic status, comorbidities and the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist (RSCL) validated in Turkey. This scale is a 27-item Likert-type scale assessing both physical and psychological symptoms in cancer patients. Results: A total of 160 participants participated in the study; the majority were female (50.6%) and mean age was 71 years. Paired t-tests revealed that differences between mean scores for physical symptoms between elderly cancer patients and a control group were statistically significant (t = −2.264, p = 0.02). Statistically significant differences were also found in the total symptom scores of elderly cancer patient and a control group (t = −2.52, p = 0.013). Elderly cancer patients’ psychological RSCL scores were not significantly different than a control groups’ psychological RSCL scores. Conclusion: Elderly patients with cancer have more physical symptoms than a control group. This difference has important clinical implications because effective symptom control, a critical component of quality of life, is best achieved when patients share their symptom experience. No conflict of interest. 183 What activities do cancer patients prefer during chemotherapy? A. Senturk ¨ 1 , G.N. Guleser1 , G. Karakus Acikg ¸ oz ¨ 1 . 1 Erciyes University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kayseri, Turkey Introduction: Receiving treatment in an environment that executes various hobbies in line with the preferences of patients during chemotherapy sessions will be able to reduce anxiety and worry of patients during the treatment. This study was conducted in order to determine what occupation which they preferred during chemotherapy by cancer patients who are receiving outpatient treatment. Material and Method: Sample of conducted descriptively of study consisted of 110 chemotherapy-treated cancer patients who admitted to the outpatient chemotherapy unit between March and April 2014. The data was collected by the researcher through face to face interviews with the patients and analyzing the patients’ files. Data were analyzed using SPSS, and percentage calculations and Pearson Chi-Square test were used. Results and Discussion: The mean age of patients was 53.9±12.1 (min–max: 17–77) years. Most of the patients were women (53.7%), married (91.8%) and graduated from an elementary school (52.7%).
As treatment of cancer becomes more sophisticated, nurses continue to be challenged with management of multiple toxicities. The skin is assaulted from many avenues: tumour burden, radiation, chemotherapy, surgery, and now targeted therapies. Targeted therapies demonstrate significant clinical activity with manageable adverse events. Oncology nurses with patients experiencing skin toxicities related to targeted therapies should understand the pathophysiology of the toxicity and provide ongoing assessment with consistent criteria and photo documentation. The best way to manage dermatologic toxicities associated with the administration of targeted therapies is through an early, proactive approach. Patient education remains vital to minimize these toxicities, maximize clinical benefit and should include the goals of therapy, the importance of compliance, assessment of response to therapy, and management of drug- and disease-related issues. The management of these toxicities which include patient assessment, counseling, and education, are a critical role of the oncology nurses. In this presentation, methods to manage skin reactions from cancer treatments will be identified and Key Points for Managing Dermatologic Toxicities of targeted therapies will be discussed. No conflict of interest.
Poster Session: The Economics of Cancer and Technology 185 The analysis of surplus antineoplastic drug on preparation of chemotherapy T. Akyol1 , S. Vatansever2 , G. Can3 . 1 I.¨ u Oncology Institution, Nursing Services Directorate, Istanbul, Turkey; 2 I.¨ u Oncology Institution, Medical Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey; 3 I.¨ u Florence Nightingale, Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey Depending on the growth of cancer incidence, the share of cancer expenditures on health spending is increasing. A large part of the cost of treatment of cancer comprise chemotherapy cost. Therefore, in order to re-use surplus drugs and for the prevention of drug wastage, economic considerations associated with drugs used in chemotherapy have a great importance. In the light of these informations, this work was carried out with the aim to calculate recycling per patient which provides economic profit on health services by calculating the amount of the surplus drug on treatment protocols which were prepared using a fully automated system in the unit of central preparation of chemotherapy drugs in our institution.