This study was designed to determine the effect of the care, given according to Watson’s model, on depression, stress, and anxiety levels of women who underwent medical abortion. This study was conducted between 2016 and 2017 as a real test model with a pretest-posttest control group. The data were collected by the researcher in women’s homes. Watson’s model decreased DAS levels of the women in the experimental group after the medical abortion.
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