PATIENTS’ OPINIONS ABOUT PET/CT SCANS, EVALUATED BEFORE AND AFTER ONCOLOGICAL IMAGING

Abstract

Objective: Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging is used for many purposes such as diagnosis and staging of cancer patients and there may be different worries and opinions about this method. It is known patients may be anxious before PET/CT scan, but it is not well known whether their opinions continue after scanning. The aim of this study was to evaluate pre- and post-imaging worries and opinions of oncological patients referred to the Nuclear Medicine Clinic for PET/CT imaging. Materials and Methods: Sociodemographic data form, STAI-I state, STAI-II trait anxiety forms, pre-test and post-test forms evaluating confidence-knowledge-worry about PET/CT procedure which is prepared by study team were applied to cancer patients referred to Nuclear Medicine Clinic. Results: Confidence and worry were associated with gender, living place, well informed and being knowledgeable about the illness (p

Keywords

• pet/ct
• cancer
• confidence
• worry
• pet/bt
• kanser
• güven
• endişe