The intervention group received information and coping with anxiety training by an instructor.

No intervention was applied to the control group.Data were collected from the control group simultaneously with the study group.

Informing and Coping with Anxiety Training was given to the experimental group before the operation through a prepared booklet.The information booklet about the training was created by the researchers by reviewing the current literature. The booklet provides information for patients scheduled for hysterectomy about how to cope with surgery-related anxiety. The booklet provides information on what the hysterectomy is, why it is performed, what risks it has, what should be done before, during and after the hysterectomy, what rules the patient should comply with after hysterectomy, in which cases she should present to the health institution, what changes she might experience in her social, physical, sexual and emotional life after the surgery. The booklet also provides information about discharge training and coping with anxiety.

The total score obtained from both scales varies between 20 and 80. It states that 0-19 points mean no anxiety, 20-39 points mean mild, 40-59 points mean moderate, 60-79 points mean severe anxiety, and individuals with a score of 60 and above need professional help