The Effect of Logotherapy on Mental Health in Gynecological Cancer Patients
Cancer of Ovary, Endometrium Cancer, Cervix Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Cancer of Ovary focused on measuring gynecological cancers, post-traumatic growth, the meaning of life, nursing, logotherapy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Gynecological cancer patients in a chemotherapy unit in Trabzon were recruited in the study
- Inclusion criteria for the study were volunteering to take part in the study
- Being able to read and write in Turkish
- Being 18 years of age or older
- Having been diagnosed with gynecological cancer
- Knowing that s/he had been diagnosed with cancer
- Having received at least one chemotherapy treatment and having cancer stage 2 or 3.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Exclusion criteria in the study were having a verbal communication disability
- Having been diagnosed with psychotic and neurological disorders
- Having received, or receiving psychotherapy, living outside the city center of Trabzon
- Receiving treatment at intervals longer than 21 days.
Sites / Locations
- Karadeniz Technical University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Experimental group
Control group
Gynecological cancer patients in a chemotherapy unit in Trabzon were recruited in the study. Inclusion criteria for the study were volunteering to take part in the study, being able to read and write in Turkish, being 18 years of age or older, having been diagnosed with gynecological cancer, knowing that s/he had been diagnosed with cancer, having received at least one chemotherapy treatment and having cancer stage 2 or 3. Exclusion criteria in the study were having a verbal communication disability, having been diagnosed with psychotic and neurological disorders, having received, or receiving psychotherapy, living outside the city center of Trabzon, and receiving treatment at intervals longer than 21 days. The experimental group received 7 sessions of logotherapy interviews.
Gynecological cancer patients in a chemotherapy unit in Trabzon were recruited in the study. Inclusion criteria for the study were volunteering to take part in the study, being able to read and write in Turkish, being 18 years of age or older, having been diagnosed with gynecological cancer, knowing that s/he had been diagnosed with cancer, having received at least one chemotherapy treatment and having cancer stage 2 or 3. Exclusion criteria in the study were having a verbal communication disability, having been diagnosed with psychotic and neurological disorders, having received, or receiving psychotherapy, living outside the city center of Trabzon, and receiving treatment at intervals longer than 21 days. The control group received standard nursing care.