The Effect of Individual Counseling Provided to Patients with Gastrointestinal System Cancer and Their Caregivers on Quality of Life and Anxiety Levels

Objective: This study aimed to examine the effect of individual training given to individuals diagnosed with pancreatic, gastric, and gallbladder cancer and their caregivers on their quality of life and anxiety levels. Method: The study used pretest-posttest experimental design. The sample consisted of 30 patients and 30 caregivers to participate in the study. Total 60 adults were newly diagnosed with pancreatic, gastric, or gallbladder cancer, completed curative surgery, came to receive preoperative treatment (neoadjuvant). A total of three interviews, including two training sessions and a final follow-up, were held with the patients and their caregivers. Results: The examination of the difference between the patients Quality of Life and HADS subscale scores indicated that there was a statistically significant difference between the measurements of the general well-being score of patients (p