Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Gul Cankaya
NHS Marmara University Pendik Training Hospital, Surgical Nursing, Turkey
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Women's Health Care
Quality of Life (QoL) surveys are important tasks in health management for oncological patients. Ability to perform daily activities, patient satisfaction and levels of functionality are essential for evaluating QoL in breast cancer survivors. Hot flashes on tamoxifen treatment have been reported to decrease general quality of life in women with breast cancer. Long-term, disease-free survivors of breast cancer have an excellent QOL, many years after their breast cancer diagnosis. According to the World Health Organizationâ??s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), function is defined as the interactions between an individual, their health condition and the social and personal context in which they live. Breast cancer patients experience physical symptoms and psychosocial distress that adversely affect their quality of life. Healthcare providers and patients think that QoL assessments acceptable in helping breast cancer patients to overcome areas of QoL that have been affected by the disease.
Gul Cankaya is currently working as a Surgical Nurse at NHS Marmara University Pendik Training Hospital, in Turkey. She has worked mostly in pediatric critical care unit, cardiovascular surgery operating room and general surgery operating room. She has attended international certification for Breast Cancer Nursing program (MEHEM).
E-mail: cankayabaris@hotmail.com