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Purpose <p>This study aims to investigate frequency and causes of emergency department visits among oncology patients aged 65 and older.</p> Method <p>In this cross-sectional, descriptive and comparative study, data were collected a questionnaire form from a single emergency deparment of a university hospital in İzmir, West Turkey between January 2022 and July 2022. Data were analyzed by using IBM SPSS Statistics 25 software.</p> Results <p>A total 125 patients were included in the study. The most common causes of patients to the emergency derparment were infection, pain, nausea-vomiting, and dyspnea. A significant difference was found between the reason for the patient’s emergency department visit and their knowledge of when to seek medical help (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.05).</p> Conclusion <p>The recurrent visits of cancer patients to emergency departments suggest an inadequacy of comprehensive information available to both patients and their caregivers concerning the pursuit of emergency medical intervention.</p>

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Investigation of the reasons and frequency of oncology patients over the age of 65 who apply to the emergency department

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    2025年4月25日

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  • Nedime Hazal Döner,
  • Öznur Usta Yeşilbalkan,
  • Uğur Taktuk

摘要

Purpose

This study aims to investigate frequency and causes of emergency department visits among oncology patients aged 65 and older.

Method

In this cross-sectional, descriptive and comparative study, data were collected a questionnaire form from a single emergency deparment of a university hospital in İzmir, West Turkey between January 2022 and July 2022. Data were analyzed by using IBM SPSS Statistics 25 software.

Results

A total 125 patients were included in the study. The most common causes of patients to the emergency derparment were infection, pain, nausea-vomiting, and dyspnea. A significant difference was found between the reason for the patient’s emergency department visit and their knowledge of when to seek medical help (p < 0.05).

Conclusion

The recurrent visits of cancer patients to emergency departments suggest an inadequacy of comprehensive information available to both patients and their caregivers concerning the pursuit of emergency medical intervention.