Volume 17, Issue 7 (October 2019)                   Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2019, 17(7): 563-573 | Back to browse issues page

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Pakpour V, Sheikh Nejhad L, Salimi S, Rahmani A. OPTIMISM AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH DEPRESSION AMONG PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER ADMITTED TO A PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2019; 17 (7) :563-573
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OPTIMISM AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH DEPRESSION AMONG PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER ADMITTED TO A PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Vahid Pakpour *1 , Leyla Sheikh Nejhad2 , Sedigheh Salimi3 , Azad Rahmani4
1- PhD in nursing. Assistant professor, Hematology and Oncology Research Center, Nursing & midwifery faculty of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran (Corresponding Author) , vahidpakpour@gmail.com
2- PhD candidate in Nursing, Nursing & midwifery faculty of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
3- MSc in Nursing, lecturer, Nursing & midwifery faculty of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
4- PhD in nursing. Associate professor, Nursing & midwifery faculty of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Background & Aims: Childhood cancer as a life-threatening illness has negative consequences for both the patients and their family. Parents of children with cancer are experiencing high levels of psychological stress, and it affect many aspects of parents’ health. The aim of this study was to determine the depression and optimism among parents of children with cancer and relationship between these variables. Methods & Materials: This is a descriptive‑correlational study on 148 parents of children with cancer admitted to a pediatric hospital affiliated to Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz/Iran. Participants were selected using convenience sampling method. “Life Orientation Test-Revised” and depression section of ‘Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale” were used to evaluate participants’ levels of optimism and depression. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 16.0. Results: The mean rank for optimism and depression was 16 (IQR: 4) and 8 (IQR: 7) respectively. Also, there was a negative, significant correlation between parents optimism and depression (P
Keywords: Optimism, Depression, Childhood cancer, Parents
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