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Publication Metadata only Quali̇ty of li̇fe evaluation wi̇th turki̇sh version of eortc c30 and br 23 questionnaires in breast cancer patients following radiotherapy(2014-09-30) ÖZGEN, ZERRİN; ATASOY, BESTE MELEK; KUŞCU, MEHMET KEMAL; Özgen Z., Atasoy B. M., Karaüç G., Kuşcu M. K.Publication Metadata only Students Meeting with Caregivers of Cancer Patient: Results of an Experience-Based Learning Project(SPRINGER, 2012) ATASOY, BESTE MELEK; Atasoy, Beste M.; Sarikaya, Ozlem; Kuscu, M. Kemal; Yondem, Merve; Buyukkara, Elif; Eken, E. Gokcen; Kahyaoglu, FigenThe communication between medical students and cancer caregivers, and the problems they have experienced as well as the outcomes for their professional development before starting clinical practice was assessed in the context of a student research project. Data were collected by questionnaires or by 20 to 40-min long interviews with cancer caregivers. Their communications with physicians, hearing the bad news, and health service satisfaction were questioned. Therefore, the caregivers trusted the professional approach of their physician. However, they expected more empathic communication in the process of diagnosis and therapy. Development of empathy and trust-based communication between patients and physicians and enhancement of the quality of devoted time to cancer patients and caregivers may have an effect on the course of disease. Interviewer students mentioned that they developed communication skills about difficult clinical tasks and in delivering bad news face to face to cancer caregivers before starting their clinical education.Publication Metadata only Quali̇ty of li̇fe depression and anxiety levels and social support perceiving in caregivers of turkish cancer patients under radiotherapy(2014-11-15) ATASOY, BESTE MELEK; KUŞCU, MEHMET KEMAL; Özgen Z., Atasoy B. M., Üçünçü Kefeli A., Kuşcu M. K., Akgün Z.Background: Knowingly, cancer causes stress and burden not only to the patient but also to their caregivers. Due to increased stress patients caregivers’ immune system is affected, mortality rates are increased. During illness family caregivers had more anxiety, depression, exhaustion, role conflict, social isolation and burden. There have been a few works done for patients’ caregivers’ quality of life status in our country Aim: Cancer patients’ caregivers may have psychological problems such as depression, anxiety and quality of life (QOL) may decreases. In this study, we examined the caregivers QOL and assed the overall effect of general anxiety and depression levels, and social support perceiving on this issue. Methods: A total of 90 caregivers invited to this study. They were asked to complete cancer Turkish version of caregiver quality of life scale (CQOLC), multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) and hospital anxiety and depression scale (HAD) which is used frequently in clinic psychiatry. Results: The burden score and MSPSS total score was worse in caregivers, that are living together with the patients than those are living, separately (p < 0.005). In male caregivers, HAD depression score was higher (p = 0.012) and CQOLC disruptiveness score was less (p = 0.014) than women caregivers. In correlation analysis we found a negative correlation between CQOLC total score and HAD anxiety and depression scores. QOL decreases when anxiety and depression scores increase. There was a significant correlation between anxiety score and total, family, friend subscales of MSPSS. Conclusions: Cancer is a stressful experience not only to the patient but also to the caregivers and leads to social, physical and psychological problems and disrupts the quality of life.