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Determination of the Problems Experienced by Patients Post-Thyroidectomy

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  • Semra Atasayar
  • Sevil Guler Demir

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This descriptive, cross-sectional study investigated problems experienced by patients after undergoing a thyroidectomy. The study included 60 first-time, post-thyroidectomy patients diagnosed with benign thyroid disease from a university hospital’s general surgery clinic in Ankara, Turkey. The data were collected in two stages: interviews with patients on the first day following surgery and postoperative follow-up telephone interviews in each of the first 4 weeks following surgery. The follow-ups revealed that patients principally experienced varying degrees of pain and difficulties in connection with work and recreation, communication, body image, and movement, for up to 4 weeks after surgery. These results showed that patients were particularly prone to problems on the first day and during the first week of the postoperative period; therefore, patients should be provided with follow-up telephone interviews to facilitate easier recovery and to help them overcome any problems experienced during the postoperative period.

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  • Semra Atasayar & Sevil Guler Demir, 2019. "Determination of the Problems Experienced by Patients Post-Thyroidectomy," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 28(5), pages 615-635, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:28:y:2019:i:5:p:615-635
    DOI: 10.1177/1054773817729074
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    1. Sevil Guler Demir & Fethiye Erdil, 2013. "Effectiveness of home monitoring according to the Model of Living in hip replacement surgery patients," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 22(9-10), pages 1226-1241, May.
    2. Martina Cusack & Claire Taylor, 2010. "A literature review of the potential of telephone follow‐up in colorectal cancer," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 19(17‐18), pages 2394-2405, September.
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