title: Examination of pain experiences of cancer patients in western Turkey: a phenomenological study.
abstract: This study aims to explore the individual experience of living with cancer pain. This qualitative study was performed by using a phenomenological research design. In-depth and open interviews with participants were conducted to collect the data and a qualitative Colaizzi method of analysis was performed. Following the analysis of the data, the expressions made by the cancer patients during the interviews were grouped under 5 themes. Consistent with the questionnaire format, 5 themes and 19 subthemes of responses were determined describing the pain of the cancer patients. The results of our study have demonstrated that cancer patients go through negative physical, psychological, and social experiences due to the pain they suffered.
authors.affiliation: İzmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Health Science Department of Nursing, Çiğli-İzmir (Dr Akin Korhan); and Ege University Nursing Faculty (Dr Yasemin Yildirim) Ege University, Faculty of Medicine-Algology Depeartment (MD Uyar and Eyigör), and Ege University Faculty of Medicine-Oncology Hospital (MD Uslu), Bornova-İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akin Korhan
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Meltem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uyar
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eyigör
authors.forename: Ruçhan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Uslu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D014421:Turkey