Health perceptions of patients with forgotten double-J stent.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

In this article, we aimed to determine the health perceptions of the patients who did not apply for double-J stent (DJS) removal on time and evaluate whether health perceptions impact this behavior.

Materials and methods

Health perceptions of 22 patients who were treated for forgotten double-J stent (FDJS) between January 2017-October 2020 and 25 patients who applied for DJS removal during the given appointment time in the urology department of Elazig Training and Research Hospital and Elazig Fethi Sekin City Hospital were compared using the "Health Perception Scale".

Results

Health perception scale scores in the FDJS group and control group were 62-68 (mean = 64.27 ± 1.75) and 63-68 (mean = 65.36 ± 1.55), respectively. With regard to the sub-factors of the scale,

SUBMITTER: Ogras MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11470774 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature