Determination of the Relationship between Perceived Stress and Hope Level in Patients with Gynecological Cancer

Abstract

Aim: This study was carried out as descriptive and cross-sectional in order to determination of relationship between perceived stress and hope level in gynecological cancer patients. Material and Method: The study was conducted between June and October 2018 with 124 inpatients treated at Medical Faculty Hospital's Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic. The data were collected the Perceived Stress Scale and the Dispositional Hope Scale. The data were evaluated Kruskal Wallis test, Man Whitney U test, sperman correlation test and linear regression analysis were used in the analysis of the data. Results: The mean score of Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) was 34.56 ± 8.27 and the mean score of Dispositional Hope Scale (DHS) was 56.31 ± 7.80. A negative correlation was found between DHS and PSS. Conclusion: The predictors of the severity of the perceived stress level of the patients determine the negative emotions of the patients, the need for psychological support and the inpatient treatment. The predictor of hope was determined to be positive emotions. There was a moderate negative correlation between perceived stress level and hope levels of individuals. According to these results, high hope in gynecologic cancer patients reduces perceived stress.