I Am As Normal As Everyone Now. . . : Examination of Experiences of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery According to Roy's Adaptation Model: A Qualitative Study

The aim of this study is to examine experiences of patients undergoing bariatric surgery according to Roy's adaptation model (RAM). This is a qualitative study with a phenomenological design. The sample included patients undergoing bariatric surgery (N: 32). Of all the patients 84.37% were female and 59.38% were married. According to results of the content analysis, adaptive patient behavior was described by the themes My life has changed, Everything is beautiful I can cope and Luckily, I have them and their nonadaptive behavior was described by the themes What if I cannot succeed, Bad news and So many people, so many views. Patients having bariatric surgery experience various difficulties in adapting to their life and bodies, but the surgery leads to improvements in their body image, social life, personal relationships, and maintenance of roles. However, some patients can be afraid of postoperative complications and experience anxiety about regaining weight

The effect of preoperative stoma site marking on quality of life

WOS: 000428369200031PubMed ID: 29643897Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the effect of preoperative stoma site marking on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Methods: A nonrandomized, quasi-experimental design was used for the study performed from June 2013 to August 2014. The study sample (n:60) included patients for whom a stoma was opened after a planned colorectal surgery. The City of Hope Quality of Life- Ostomy Questionnaire (COHQOL-OQ) was used to measure HRQOL. Results: The mean age of the participants in the experimental group was 53.5 +/- 12.83, 18(60%) had colostomies, mean BMI was 25.46 +/- 4.25 and mean age of that of the control group was 58.00 +/- 14.22, 19(63.3%) had colostomies, mean BMI was 25.28 +/- 5.00. A comparison of the two groups indicates that the sixth-month total score of the patients in the experimental group on (COHQOL-OQ) is higher than that of the control group (p<0.05). Conclusions: The study results demonstrated that patient who underwent stoma site marking reported higher HRQOL than those who did not.scientific research project by the Rectorship of Ege University [05_DP003/40]This paper is based on Doctoral's thesis. We declare that we had financial support by scientific research project by the Rectorship of Ege University (05_DP003/40). There is no professional or other personal interest of any nature or kind in any product, service, and/or company that could be construed as influencing the position presented in the manuscript. We would like to thank all participants and colorectal surgeon Cemil CALISKAN for their support in all the processes

Information Needs of Patients with Meningiomas

WOS: 000293172800019PubMed ID: 21545209The aim of this descriptive, cross-sectional study was to determine information requirements of patients with typical meningiomas after surgery. The study sample consisted of 20 patients who underwent surgery for brain tumours in neurosurgery clinics of a university hospital. Permission to conduct research was obtained from all patients and from the hospital. Before the surgery, a booklet was given to patients for training. Patients were followed up one, three, six and 12 months later by the phone after the surgery and asked to report their problems. All questions were recorded and answered. Data were collected by the socio-demographic, patient symptom and health status questionnaire. Descriptive data were analyzed using percentage and arithmetic averages. Comparative statistics were evaluated using chi-square. Patients wanted information about diet, physical therapy and rehabilitation, quick thinking difficulties, fasting, headache, irritability, personality change, fatigue, driving, deep vein thrombosis during the follow up. There was a significant difference between their health status and fear of seizures and recurrent tumor, forgetfulness, lack of concentration (p<0.05). Although they received health education and booklet, patients needed more information during the 12 months after surgery. Therefore it suggested that monitoring the patient's needs is necessary