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Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between education needs and anxiety levels of patients with mastectomy. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted between 1 January 2021 and 15 May 2022. The population of the study consists of 118 patients and the sample of 98 patients. The research was carried out with patients who had mastectomy surgery in a city in Central Anatolia. The data were collected with the "Individual Identification Form", "Patient Learning Needs Scale" and "Spielberger's State Anxiety Inventory" after obtaining patient consent. Descriptive statistics, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Mann Whitney U Test, Kruskall Wallis Test and Spearman Correlation Analysis, Games Howell test were used to evaluate the research data. Results: 77.6% of patients with mastectomy covered by research have underaged 50 years and 31.6% of them have undergone primary education and 39.8% of them have undergone breast protection surgery. Patients have a 205.10±17.37 point average of the Patient Learning Requirements Scale, and the maximum score average of the scale was determined as 37.09±4.92 sub-size complications. They were determined to score an average of 42.76 ± 8.83 from the situational anxiety Scale. The subsize of the scale for treatment and complications, the stateful anxiety scale, and the statistically significant difference between patients under 50 and patients over 50 years of age were found. Conclusion: It has been determined that patients have moderate anxiety after mastectomy, high learning requirements and need comprehensive battalion training. Education planning should be designed specifically for patients, as demographic data, such as age, gender, education status, affects the patient's knowledge requirement and anxiety level. There is a statistically significant difference between learning needs and anxiety levels.

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