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Function: file_get_contents
File: /var/www/html/application/helpers/my_audit_helper.php
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Function: simplexml_load_file_from_url
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Function: getPubMedXML
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Function: GetPubMedArticleOutput_2016
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Background: Malignancy is a critical factor affecting death anxiety and psychological well-being. This study examined the impact of malignancy on death anxiety and psychological well-being in middle-aged and older adult patients undergoing abdominal surgery and projected it along with sociodemographic profiles.
Methods: This study is quasi-experimental in design. It was conducted with patients undergoing abdominal surgery at a university hospital due to suspected malignancy. A total of 93 patients participated in the study: 57 patients diagnosed with malignancy were included in the experimental group, while 36 patients without a malignancy diagnosis were included in the control group. Data were collected using a questionnaire developed by the researchers based on the literature, the 'Turkish Death Anxiety Scale', and the 'Psychological Well-being Scale'. The analyses revealed that the data were normally distributed, and parametric tests were used to analyze differences between demographic variables and groups. Cohen's d and r values were examined to assess the effect size in the tests.
Results: The study found a significant difference in death anxiety between the experimental and control groups (P < 0.05), with higher mean scores in the experimental group. Malignancy had a large effect on death anxiety (d = 1.42). Additionally, the control group had significantly higher mean psychological well-being scores compared to the experimental group (P < 0.05).
Conclusions: The study found that malignancy significantly affects death anxiety and psychological well-being. Increased death anxiety in patients with malignancy was associated with reduced psychological well-being. Thus, assessing death anxiety and providing targeted nursing care are essential for supporting the psychological well-being of these patients.
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