Depression and hopelessness in Turkish patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy

ARSLAN S., Celebioglu A., Tezel A.

JAPAN JOURNAL OF NURSING SCIENCE, vol.6, no.2, pp.105-110, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 6 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1742-7924.2009.00127.x
  • Journal Name: JAPAN JOURNAL OF NURSING SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.105-110
  • Keywords: cancer, chemotherapy, depression, hopelessness, nursing, TERMINALLY-ILL, ANXIETY
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to determine the levels of depression and hopelessness of patients receiving chemotherapy. Through knowledge of the levels of hopelessness and depression in such patients, this study could contribute to the planning of nursing interventions.