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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2025

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

Nedime Hazal Döner, Öznur Usta Yeşilbalkan, Uğur Taktuk

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors.

Nedime Hazal DönerIzmir University of Economics, Vocational School of Health Services, Balçova, , İzmir, 35330, Turkey. hazal.doner@ieu.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8221-6539
Öznur Usta YeşilbalkanFaculty of Nursing, Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5607-0751
Uğur TaktukDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Ege University Hospital, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5665-2233

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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

methodIn 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.

resultsA 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).

conclusionThe 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.

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Emergency Service, HospitalNeoplasmsPatient Acceptance of Health CareAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesTurkeyCancer careEmergency serviceOlder peopleOncology

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