Naier Moharrami, Mahnaz Jabraeili, Mahni Rahkar Farshi,
Volume 20, Issue 9 (12-2022)
Abstract
Background & Aim: Mothers of children with leukemia are affected by mostly negative outcomes of the disease. But these negative situations can also act as a stimulus for mental growth. Considering the prevalence of childhood leukemia, it is necessary to describe the factors that can improve mothers’ mental states. Therefore, the present study aimed to describe post-traumatic growth in mothers of hospitalized children with leukemia.
Materials & Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Tabriz Children's Hospital in 2021. Mothers who had a hospitalized child under 14 years old with leukemia were included in the study. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire as well as a post-traumatic growth (PTG) questionnaire. Data analysis was done with descriptive and inferential statistics by SPSS software version 25. Statistical significance was considered at p<0.05.
Results: One hundred twenty-two mothers were included in the study. The results showed that the mean score of post-traumatic growth (71.90±14.40) and the mean score of all subscales were above moderate. The highest growth was in the appreciation of life, and the lowest growth was in the new possibilities.
Conclusion: The results showed that the mothers of children with leukemia achieved good levels of growth. This positive change as a result of a negative event could be considered as a strong point for mothers as the main caregivers of children. Focusing on individual growth and making mothers aware of its dimensions can improve their disease management. Also, considering that the lowest growth was related to the new possibilities, it is necessary to solve the existing deficiencies by examining the mothers' available facilities.
Naser Pooriani, Mahnaz Shogi, Mahbobeh Rasoli, Raheleh Mohammadi,
Volume 21, Issue 9 (12-2023)
Abstract
Background & Aim: In today's era, when the country is involved with the coronavirus disease and the recent incidents and events have increased the number of people visiting hospitals, and according to the results of the studies, nurses experience more work pressure and stress. Due to the nature of their work, they are more exposed to psychological harm, so it is necessary to examine their post-traumatic growth and by knowing this, we can promote the strengthening factors of nurses as much as possible. In this direction, we conducted a study regarding the assessment of post-traumatic growth in nurses caring for children with covid-19 disease.
Materials & Methods: This study was descriptive research. The research population was nurses working in children's departments of teaching hospitals affiliated with Iran University. The samples were selected using census sampling. The researcher attended the hospital in different shifts, introduced himself to the nurses, explained the research objectives, and asked if they were willing to participate in the study. The participants signed the consent form. The approximate duration of answering the questionnaires was 1 to 20 minutes. After collecting the data, it was analyzed using SPSS ver. 20.0 software. The significance level was considered 0.05.
Results: In this study, 168 nurses, including 157 women and 11 men, were included. The mean score of the post-traumatic growth scale in nurses working in the children's department during the COVID-19 pandemic was 49±23.21, which is lower than the average of the tools used and shows that post-traumatic growth in nurses working in the pediatric department is low. Nurses received acceptable and lower scores in the dimensions of personal strength, spiritual change, and facilities, and they had the highest score in the dimension of valuing life. The results showed no statistically significant difference between the mean score of post-traumatic growth in different demographic variables; only the difference between the mean score of the component of spiritual change in the group of different ages and work histories was found to be statistically significant.
Conclusion: The present study's mean score is lower according to the distance between the post-traumatic growth score and the total score. This group is vulnerable and needs more comprehensive measures and investigations. Considering the continuity of contact with cases of illness, nursing managers must investigate and address this issue to promote and facilitate this phenomenon and develop counseling and psychological sessions to improve the mental health of nurses.
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