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As discharge training and counselling services had a positive impact on the self-care and alleviation of the problems that patients encounter after being discharged, we recommend application of these services and the usage of the training booklet for CABG patients.

Amaç: Bu çalışmada taburculuk eğitimi ve danışmanlık hizmetinin koroner arter bypass greftleme ameliyatı geçi-ren hastaların anksiyete ve depresyon düzeylerine olan etkileri değerlendirildi. Ça lış ma pla nı: Bu yarı deneysel anket çalışmasına toplam 109 hasta dahil edildi ve hastalar müdahale (n=57) ve kontrol (n=52) olmak üzere iki gruba ayrıldı. Müdahale grubundaki hastalara hastaneye yattıkları günden itibaren araştırma hemşiresi tarafından taburculuk eğitimi ve danışmanlık hizmeti verildi. Kontrol grubundaki hastalar ise rutin klinik uygulamalar dışın-da planlı bir eğitim ve danışmanlık almadı. Hasta verileri, "Kişisel Bilgi Formu" ile Hastane Anksiyete ve Depresyon Ölçeği kullanılarak toplandı. Müdahale ve kontrol grubundaki hastaların anksiyete ve depresyon seviyeleri hastaneye yattıkları gün, taburcu oldukları gün ve taburcu olmalarından bir hafta ve bir ay sonra Hastane Anksiyete ve Depresyon Ölçeği kullanılarak ölçüldü. Bul gu lar: Müdahale grubundaki hastaların ortalama anksiyete ve depresyon skorlarının taburcu oldukları sırada ve taburcu olmalarından bir hafta ve bir ay sonra kontrol grubundakinden düşük olduğu bulundu. So nuç:Müdahale grubundaki hastalara verilen taburculuk eğitimi ve danışmanlık hizmeti, hastaların anksiyete ve depresyonunun hafifletilmesi açısından pozitif bir etki göstermiştir. Bu nedenle, kurumların araştırmadaki yön-temler kullanılarak multidisipliner hasta eğitim ve danış-manlık faaliyetlerini desteklemeleri önerilebilir.Anah tar söz cük ler: Anksiyete; koroner arter bypass; danışman-lık; depresyon; taburculuk eğitimi. Background:In this study we evaluate the effect of discharge teaching and counselling on anxiety and depression levels of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Methods: Hundred and nine patients were included in this quasi-experimental survey study and divided into two groups as; the intervention group (n=57) and the control group (n=52). Patients in the intervention group were given planned discharge teaching and counselling by the research nurse beginning from hospitalization while the patients in the control group did not receive planned discharge teaching and counselling other than the routine clinical procedures. The patient data were collected using the "Personal Information Form" and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The anxiety and depression levels of the patients in the control and intervention groups were measured on the day of their admission to the hospital, on the day of discharge and one week and one month after discharge using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Results:It was found that the mean anxiety and depression scores of the patients in the intervention group were lower than in the control group at the time of discharge and one week and one month after discharge. Conclusion: Discharge training and counselling service given to patients in the intervention group had a positive impact on alleviating the anxiety and depression they had. Therefore, the institutions may be recommended to support multidiscipl...

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This qualitative study was performed to identify changes in the sexual lives of young women receiving breast cancer treatment. The study was conducted with eight exclusively self-defined heterosexual married women whose breast cancer treatments were ongoing in the ambulatory chemotherapy unit. The data were collected through semistructured and in-depth individual interviews. All interviews were tape-recorded. The raw results were obtained by analyzing the content of the recorded data. In this study, the subject of the interviews was penile-vaginal intercourse, as the participants perceived sexuality as equivalent to penile-vaginal intercourse. The changes in the sexual lives of young women receiving breast cancer treatment were analyzed according to three themes as follows: (1) intermittent penile-vaginal intercourse, (2) sexual activity initiated by the male and (3) sexual dysfunction. This study assists health professionals in recognizing changes in young women's sexual lives. Thus, healthcare professionals can provide couples with appropriate counseling to promote healthier sexuality and maintain a higher quality of life.