Development and validation of the Nightingale Symptom Assessment Scale (N-SAS) and predictors of the quality of life of the cancer patients in Turkey

Can G., Aydiner A.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING, cilt.15, sa.1, ss.3-11, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ejon.2009.10.010
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3-11
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: Treatment-related side effects have an adverse impact on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. This study is a description of the validity and responsiveness demonstrated by a new cancer and cancer treatment-specific symptom scale - the Nightingale Symptom Assessment Scale (N-SAS) - which was developed and validated to address the QoL of Turkish cancer patients.