The relationship between spiritual well-being, hope and depression in gynecologic oncology patients

Abstract

The authors’ aim in this study was to determine the relationship between spiritual well-being, hope and depression in gynecologic oncology patients. This is a descriptive and correlational study. The patients received a total of 41.59 ± 12.11 points from the Spiritual Well-Being Scale, 5.57 ± 4.19 points from the Beck Hopelessness Scale, and 14.92 ± 11.61 points from the Beck Depression Scale. Gynecologic oncology patients had high spiritual well-being levels and low hopelessness and depression levels, and their hopelessness and depression levels decreased and hope levels increased as their spiritual well-being levels increased.

Acknowledgements

We thank all the participants who shared their information with us.

Author contributions

Study design: NK, DA, TT

Data collection: TT, TT

Data analysis: NK, DA

Study supervision: NK, DA

Manuscript writing: NK, DA

Critical revisions for important intellectual content: NK, DA

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Funding

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. All authors approved the final version for submission.