Bayat Meral, Erdem Emine, Gül Kuzucu Emine
Department of Nursing, Atatürk Health School, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2008 Sep-Oct;25(5):247-53. doi: 10.1177/1043454208321139. Epub 2008 Jul 22.
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, family members are affected both socially and psychologically. This study was conducted to determine the depression, anxiety (state and trait), hopelessness, and perceived social support levels of 94 parents of children with cancer followed up at a university hospital. Data were collected using a questionnaire form and included descriptive characteristics, Beck Depression Inventory, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and The Hopelessness Scale. A positive relationship was found between depression and hopelessness scores and between state and trait anxiety scores for both mothers and fathers. Also, a negative relationship was found between social support and depression scores and between hopelessness and social support scores. Apart from fathers, a positive relationship between depression and trait anxiety scores and a negative relationship between state anxiety and hopelessness scores were found in mothers. Based on these results, it seems that it would be highly beneficial to provide psychological and social support and social support groups to help parents cope with these problems.
当一个孩子被诊断出患有癌症时，其家庭成员在社交和心理方面都会受到影响。本研究旨在确定在一家大学医院接受随访的94名癌症患儿家长的抑郁、焦虑（状态焦虑和特质焦虑）、绝望感以及感知到的社会支持水平。数据通过问卷调查收集，内容包括描述性特征、贝克抑郁量表、多维感知社会支持量表、状态-特质焦虑量表以及绝望感量表。研究发现，母亲和父亲的抑郁得分与绝望感得分之间、状态焦虑得分与特质焦虑得分之间均呈正相关。此外，社会支持得分与抑郁得分之间、绝望感得分与社会支持得分之间呈负相关。除父亲外，母亲的抑郁得分与特质焦虑得分呈正相关，状态焦虑得分与绝望感得分呈负相关。基于这些结果，提供心理和社会支持以及社会支持团体以帮助家长应对这些问题似乎会非常有益。
