Investigation of interventional nursing graduate theses related to gynecological oncology in Turkey

Aim: This research was conducted to examine the interventional 
postgraduate theses in the field of women’s health nursing related 
to gynecological oncology in Turkey. Materials and Methods: This 
research was conducted using the document analysis method. In 
the research, combinations of the words “gynecological cancer”, 
“gynecological oncology”, “nurse” were scanned in the National Thesis 
Center Database of the Council of Higher Education, and a total of 314 
theses were reached. Fifteen theses, which were interventional and 
made by nurses, which allowed full-text access, were examined in 
more detail using the document analysis method. Results: The theses 
examined in the research were carried out between 2006-2021, 2 of 
which are master’s and 13 are doctoral theses. 4 of the theses were 
carried out in the department of nursing, 11 of them were carried out 
in the department of obstetrics and gynecology nursing. Although the 
aims of the examined theses vary, in general, the quality of life and 
well-being levels of gynecological oncology patients, their anxiety 
and depression status, symptom management after chemotherapy, 
the sexual life of patients, the awareness of patients and caregivers 
on this subject are theses. It was determined that most of the theses 
examined were in the experimental research type, and the results of 
the research showed that the patients experienced various problems 
in terms of quality of life and well-being, anxiety and depression, 
symptom management after chemotherapy, and sexual life, and that 
nurses made various interventions in this area.  Conclusions: 15 
interventional theses in the field of women’s health nursing related 
to gynecological oncology in Turkey have been reached, and in the 
studies reached, it has been determined that interventions related to 
gynecological cancers increase the quality of life of patients and are 
effective in symptom management