Abstract:Cancer is an important health problem affecting both patients and their relatives in many dimensions including physical, social, economic and spiritual dimensions. This study was conducted in order to determine levels of depression and hopelessness of relatives of patients receiving oncological treatment.The research was performed with participation of 151 relatives of oncology patients who received outpatient treatment in chemotherapy unit of a university hospital between 18.03.2015 and 25.06.2015. Data was o… Show more
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