Introduction: Cancer is a clinical tableau in which many complicated physical and psychological problems are encountered and the individual’s defense mechanism against the process is often shaken. With the deterioration of the prognosis and the progression of the disease, individuals whose belief in healing is reduced may lose their life engagement and hope.Objective: The purpose of this cross-sectional and descriptive study is to determine the level of hope and life engagement of individuals with advanced stage cancer.Methods: The study was conducted with 74 advanced cancer patients who were hospitalized in the oncology, palliative care and surgery clinics of the Trabzon Kanuni Training and Research Hospital, fulfilled the research criteria and signed informed consent forms out of their free will. The data were collected using the “Demographic Information Form,” which included subjective questions, the “Integrative Hope Scale” consisting of four subscales, and the “Life Engagement Scale” in which the level of life engagement was detected. The data were analyzed by using the SPSS program and “ANOVA,” “Independent t-test” and “Correlation test” were used to analyze the relationship between the hope and life engagement scores and variables. The value p<.05 was accepted as statistically significant.Results: The common hope level mean of the patients included in the study was 104.5±6.8 and the common life engagement mean was 23.9±4.9. Correlating the significant differences in the subscales of the scale, the variables affecting the level of hope were determined as “ living place, fear of death, and despair,” and the variables affecting life engagement were determined as “education status, living place, ruefulness, and needing psychological support.”Conclusions: The psychosocial support and solidarity that the individual receives from other individuals in his environment and health care providers positively affects his selfconfidence, hope and life engagement. On the other hand, contrary to the meaning of “I am not afraid of dying,” this statement can be considered an expression of giving up on life. Nurses should focus on the messages underlying what the patients say.

Amaç: Bu sistematik incelemede, kemoterapiye bağlı gelişen bulantı-kusma semptomu yönetimine ilişkin Türkiye’de hemşirelik alanında yapılmış deneysel lisansüstü tez çalışmalarının gözden geçirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Bu çalışmada, Yüksek Öğretim Kurumu Ulusal Tez Merkezi veri tabanında 01.01.2010-31.12.2020 tarih aralığında “kemoterapi ve semptom”, “kemoterapi ve bulantı-kusma” anahtar kelimeleri kullanılarak tarama yapılmıştır. Araştırmaya hemşirelik alanında yapılan ve tamamına erişilebilen, örneklemi 18 yaş ve üzeri olan, yayın dili Türkçe olan, deneysel tipte yapılan ve içeriğinde bulantı-kusma semptomu yer alan toplam 23 tez çalışması dahil edilmiştir. Bulgular: İncelenen tez çalışmaları sonuçlarına göre, hemşireler tarafından bulantı-kusma yönetimine ilişkin hastalara akupresür, solunum egzersizi, progresif gevşeme egzersizi, zencefil, ayak refleksolojisi, aromaterapi, müzik terapi gibi nonfarmakolojik yöntemler uygulandığı ve eğitim verildiği saptanmıştır. Uygulanan solunum egzersizi, zencefil, progresif gevşeme egzersizi, müzik terapi, akupresür, ayak refleksolojisi ve aromaterapi uygulamalarının ve verilen hasta eğitimlerinin bulantı-kusma sayısını ve bulantı şiddetini azalttığı belirlenmiştir. Sonuç: İntegratif yaklaşımlar arasında yer alan refleksoloji, progresif gevşeme egzersizi, solunum egzersizleri vb. uygulamaların ve hasta eğitimlerinin kemoterapiye bağlı bulantı-kusma yönetiminde kullanılabilecek etkili yöntemler olduğu belirlenmiştir.

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The aim of this study was to determine the effect of combined drug management and an exercise program on symptoms and the happiness levels of elderly women people living at home. This interventional study included a total of 35 women, aged 65 to 74 years, who were registered at the Family Healthcare Centre. A 14-week program was combined with exercise and drug management. Pre-test and post-test evaluations results were recorded. The Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS), Oxford Happiness Questionnaire-Short Form (OHQ-SF) and a sociodemographic form and Follow-Up form were used for data collection. The mean ESAS points of the symptoms of pain, tiredness, sadness, and insomnia showed a significant decrease after intervention and the sense of well-being improved ( p < .001). A statistically significant increase was determined in the happiness levels of the participants after intervention. The combined program of drug management and exercise was found to be effective in raising happiness levels and reducing symptoms in elderly women.