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Article The Relation Between Personality Traits and Chemotherapy Symptoms of Cancer Patients(Marmara Univ, Inst Health Sciences, 2025) Özkan, İlknur; Taylan, Seçil; Eroglu, Nermın; Kolac, NurcanObjective:This study is important as it is one of the first studies to evaluate the relationship between personality traits and symptoms. Methods:This study was planned as descriptive and cross-sectional. The study was conducted with 468 patients who were voluntary to participate in the study and applied to the chemotherapy unit in a private oncology hospital in Istanbul between January-June 2019. Data were obtained using the Patient Information Form, Chemotherapy Symptom Assessment Scale (C-SAS), and Big Five Inventory. Results:The data were evaluated on computer environment. The mean age of the patients was 59.46±11.78 years, 59.8% are female, 35.7% were secondary school graduate, and 36.5% were housewives.When the mean scores of the big five inventory were examined, it was found that the mean scores were 29.72±3.38 in Extraversion subscale, 28.31±5.62 in Agreeableness subscale, 27.14±4.44 in Conscientiousness subscale, 25.26±3.31 in Neuroticism subscale, and 28.31±5.62 in Openness subscale. One-unit increase in neuroticism was determined to increase post-treatment nausea by 1.14 times, diarrhea by 1.28 times, change in sexual life by 1.14 times, feeling pessimistic and sad by 1.071 times, and feeling anxious and distressed by 1.08 times. Conclusion:It was observed that the personality traits of cancer patients were correlated with the symptoms they experienced related to chemotherapy and the symptoms decreased with the increase of openness, extraversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness characteristics and the symptoms increased with the increase of neuroticism characteristic.These results indicated that healthcare professionals should consider personnel characteristics of cancer patients while evaluating the symptoms they experienced and providing care.Article Determination of the Factors Affecting the Health and Social Lives of Individuals With Type I Diabetes During the Covid-19 Pandemic Process: a Qualitative Study(2024) Eroğlu, Nermin; Kolac, NurcanAim: This study was carried out to determine the factors affecting the health and social lives of individuals with Type I diabetes. Materials and Methods: The sample of the study consisted of 14 individuals with Type I diabetes living in Istanbul province. The quantitative data of the study were collected using a personal information form, and the qualitative data were collected through two open-ended questions. Results: Content analysis was used to evaluate qualitative data. The mean age of the individuals with Type I diabetes was 36.1% (n=14) years. As a result of the content analysis, two main themes and eight sub-themes were determined. Accordingly, the themes were negative emotions towards the illness and fear of being unable to maintain health during the pandemic process. Conclusion: In this study, individuals with Type I diabetes were found to have negative thoughts and to experience anxiety and fear about their health due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic process, they were particularly affected by the inability to exercise enough and the deprivation of social life. In line with these results, the study revealed that the mental and physical needs of individuals with Type I diabetes, which is a disadvantaged group during the pandemic process. In these cases, it is recommended to develop teams that will provide support for remote chronic disease monitoring of individuals with type 1 diabetes, to train health professionals, to provide multidisciplinary support to individuals by investing in these issues, and to create emergency action plans that include all elements.