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Psychological Resilience and Death Anxiety in Women with Gynaecological Cancer

Jinekolojik Kanserli Kadınlarda Psikolojik Dayanıklılık ve Ölüm Kaygısı

Çiler Çokan Dönmez(OSMANIYE KORKUT ATA UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-8706-3685
Aslıhan Aksu(Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi)0000-0002-8416-3055
Tuba Güner Emül(MERSIN UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-6284-9419
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2026-06-30
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Conclusion: The findings revealed the importance of socio-demographic and clinical factors in the evaluation of women with gynaecological cancer.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: This study was conducted to determine psychological resilience and death anxiety in women with gynaecological cancer and to identify the factors associated with these psychological outcomes.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 244 gynaecological cancer patients treated in a public hospital.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: The findings revealed the importance of socio-demographic and clinical factors in the evaluation of women with gynaecological cancer.
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⚙️Variables:Death Anxiety · Gynaecological Cancer · Psychological Resilience

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Objective: This study was conducted to determine psychological resilience and death anxiety in women with gynaecological cancer and to identify the factors associated with these psychological outcomes. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 244 gynaecological cancer patients treated in a public hospital. Data were collected using Descriptive Information Form, Brief Resilience Scale, and Templer Death Anxiety Scale. In addition to descriptive statistics, independent groups t test, one-way ANOVA, Tukey HSD and Spearman correlation analysis were used in the evaluation of the data. Results: Psychological resilience and death anxiety of women were found to be significantly correlated. Younger, single, employed, non-menopausal women with university education, higher income, early-stage cancer exhibited greater psychological resilience. Conversely, women diagnosed with ovarian cancer and those undergoing both chemotherapy and surgical treatment reported higher levels of death anxiety. Conclusion: The findings revealed the importance of socio-demographic and clinical factors in the evaluation of women with gynaecological cancer. These findings highlight the importance of developing individualised support programmes and psychosocial interventions to enhance resilience and reduce death anxiety. Keywords: Death Anxiety, Gynaecological Cancer, Psychological Resilience, Nursing.

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Amaç: Bu çalışma jinekolojik kanserli kadınlarda psikolojik dayanıklılık ve ölüm kaygısını belirlemek ve bu psikolojik sonuçlarla ilişkili faktörleri tanımlamak amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu tanımlayıcı kesitsel çalışma bir devlet hastanesinde tedavi gören 244 jinekolojik kanser hastası üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Veriler, Tanımlayıcı Bilgi Formu, Kısa Psikolojik Dayanıklılık Ölçeği ve Templer Ölüm Kaygısı Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde tanımlayıcı istatistiklerin yanı sıra bağımsız gruplar t testi, tek yönlü ANOVA, Tukey HSD ve Spearman korelasyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Kadınların psikolojik dayanıklılık ve ölüm kaygıları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Genç, bekâr, çalışan, menopozda olmayan, üniversite eğitimi almış, yüksek gelirli ve erken evre kanser tanısı almış kadınlar daha yüksek psikolojik dayanıklılık sergilemiştir. Bunun aksine, yumurtalık kanseri teşhisi konan ve hem kemoterapi hem de cerrahi tedavi gören kadınlar daha yüksek düzeyde ölüm kaygısı bildirmiştir. Sonuç: Araştırmanın bulguları, jinekolojik kanserli kadınların değerlendirilmesinde sosyo-demografik ve klinik faktörlerin önemini ortaya koymuştur. Bu bulgular, dayanıklılığı artırmak ve ölüm kaygısını azaltmak için bireyselleştirilmiş destek programlarının ve psikososyal müdahalelerin geliştirilmesinin önemini vurgulamaktadır. Anahtar Kelimeler: Ölüm Kaygısı, Jinekolojik Kanser, Psikolojik Dayanıklılık, Hemşirelik.

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Dönmez, Ç. Ç., Aksu, A., Emül, T. G. (2026). Psychological Resilience and Death Anxiety in Women with Gynaecological Cancer. Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Volume: 15 Issue: 2. https://doi.org/10.53424/balikesirsbd.1693177

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