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Surgical Patients' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Non-Pharmacological Methods Used in Symptom Management

Seda Büyükçam, Senem Güler, Hakan Alkan, Hilal Yeşil, Büşra Kıran, Büşra Ateş, Betül Kayalı, İsmail Ünlü, Zehra Nur Sert, Mükremin Uysal · 2025

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Objective: This study aimed to determine the knowledge and practices of surgical patients regarding non-pharmacological methods used in symptom management. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 172 patients hospitalised in the surgical clinics of a hospital in Mardin province of Türkiye. Data were collected face-to-face between the dates November 2022 and February 2023 with a patient characteristics form and questions about complementary and alternative therapies. Results: It was determined that 64% of the patients were aware of spiritual therapy practices, and 45.3% of them always used these practices. Massage (54.1%), hot application (50.1%), and spiritual therapy (52.3%) were used to reduce pain; spiritual therapy (44.8%) was used to relieve fatigue and weakness; herbal treatment (16.3%) and spiritual therapy (20.3%) were used to relieve nausea and vomiting; spiritual therapy (57.0%) was used to reduce anxiety, fear, and stress; and spiritual therapy (30.9%) was used to relieve depressive mood. Conclusion: It was found that the majority of the patients participating in the study knew non-pharmacological methods such as massage, hot-cold application and spiritual therapy, and nearly half of them believed in the effectiveness of these methods and preferred spiritual methods most frequently.

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Tamamlayıcı ve Entegre Tıp Hemşirelik

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Mardin

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APA 7

Büyükçam, S., Güler, S., Alkan, H., Yeşil, H., Kıran, B., Ateş, B., Kayalı, B., Ünlü, İ., Sert, Z. N., & Uysal, M. (2025). Surgical Patients' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Non-Pharmacological Methods Used in Symptom Management. Ebelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 8(2), 141 - 148. https://doi.org/10.62425/esbder.1605377

bibtex

@article{surgicalpatientsknowledgeandpr2025,
  title = {{Surgical Patients' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Non-Pharmacological Methods Used in Symptom Management}},
  author = {Büyükçam, Seda and Güler, Senem and Alkan, Hakan and Yeşil, Hilal and Kıran, Büşra and Ateş, Büşra and Kayalı, Betül and Ünlü, İsmail and Sert, Zehra Nur and Uysal, Mükremin},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {{Ebelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi}},
  volume = {8},
  number = {2},
  pages = {141 - 148},
  doi = {10.62425/esbder.1605377}
}

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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Büyükçam, Seda
AU  - Güler, Senem
AU  - Alkan, Hakan
AU  - Yeşil, Hilal
AU  - Kıran, Büşra
AU  - Ateş, Büşra
AU  - Kayalı, Betül
AU  - Ünlü, İsmail
AU  - Sert, Zehra Nur
AU  - Uysal, Mükremin
TI  - Surgical Patients' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Non-Pharmacological Methods Used in Symptom Management
PY  - 2025
JO  - Ebelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi
VL  - 8
IS  - 2
SP  - 141 
EP  -  148
DO  - 10.62425/esbder.1605377
ER  -

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