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Salami M, Ghorbani A. The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Illness Perception in Leukemia Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2025; 23 (2) :9-16
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1- Trauma Nursing Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
2- Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ,ghorbaniazam98@gmail.com
2- Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ,
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Background Emotional intelligence is a crucial factor in psychological well-being, playing an essential role in adapting to stressful life events. Illness perception is a key factor in the ability to manage illness and recover functionally. Finding strategies to cope with negative illness perception in patients with leukemia and its destructive effects in individuals with blood cancer will be helpful. This study aimed to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and illness perception in patients with leukemia.
Methods This descriptive correlational study included 200 leukemia patients from selected hospitals affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2023. The research tools comprised a demographic information form, the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT), and Broadbent et al.’s Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ). Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods in SPSS version 16.
Results The mean emotional intelligence score was 127.17 (maximum: 165), and the mean illness perception score was 37.45 (maximum: 80). A significant negative correlation was found between emotional intelligence and illness perception (r=−0.477, P<0.001).
Conclusion Patients with higher emotional intelligence demonstrated a more positive perception of their illness. Therefore, implementing programs and interventions aimed at enhancing emotional intelligence will foster a more positive perception of the disease in these patients. By reducing negative illness perceptions, patients’ ability to cope with stress, their adherence to treatment, and their overall quality of life will improve.
Methods This descriptive correlational study included 200 leukemia patients from selected hospitals affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2023. The research tools comprised a demographic information form, the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT), and Broadbent et al.’s Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ). Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods in SPSS version 16.
Results The mean emotional intelligence score was 127.17 (maximum: 165), and the mean illness perception score was 37.45 (maximum: 80). A significant negative correlation was found between emotional intelligence and illness perception (r=−0.477, P<0.001).
Conclusion Patients with higher emotional intelligence demonstrated a more positive perception of their illness. Therefore, implementing programs and interventions aimed at enhancing emotional intelligence will foster a more positive perception of the disease in these patients. By reducing negative illness perceptions, patients’ ability to cope with stress, their adherence to treatment, and their overall quality of life will improve.
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