Parvan Kobra, Jabbarzadeh Tabrizi Faranak, Rahmani Azad, Ghojazadeh Morteza, Azadi Arman, Golchin Mehri
Department of Medic1Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iranal-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Hematology and Oncology Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
J Caring Sci. 2015 Sep 1;4(3):217-23. doi: 10.15171/jcs.2015.022. eCollection 2015.
Patients with hematologic malignancies often experience many emotional reactions which are different based on patient's culture. Indeed culture determines the different ways that patients understand cancer. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to determine the relationship of self-esteem and hope among Iranian cancer patients.
This descriptive-correlational study was undertaken among 85 leukemic patients admitted to Shahid Ghazi hospital in East-Azerbaijan province, Iran. They were selected using consecutive sampling method. Persian form of Hearth Hope Index and Coppersmith Self-Esteem Inventory were used to identify patients' hope and self-esteem. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 13.0.
The overall scores of hope and self-esteem were 33.05 (5.24) and 94.61 (11.51), respectively. There was a positive correlation between hope and self-esteem (rs = 0.73, n = 85, P < 0.001).
Although culture determines the different ways that patients understand cancer, but it seems that the self-esteem and hope relationship could be similar in different cultures. The findings of this study indicate that nurses could be helpful through designing and implementing appropriate educational programs in order to enhance hope and self-esteem of leukemia patients.
血液系统恶性肿瘤患者常经历许多基于患者文化背景而有所不同的情绪反应。实际上，文化决定了患者理解癌症的不同方式。因此，本研究的目的是确定伊朗癌症患者自尊与希望之间的关系。
本描述性相关性研究在伊朗东阿塞拜疆省沙希德·加齐医院收治的85例白血病患者中进行。采用连续抽样法选取患者。使用波斯语版的心脏希望指数和科珀史密斯自尊量表来确定患者的希望和自尊水平。数据采用SPSS 13.0版本进行分析。
希望和自尊的总体得分分别为33.05（5.24）和94.61（11.51）。希望与自尊之间存在正相关（rs = 0.73，n = 85，P < 0.001）。
尽管文化决定了患者理解癌症的不同方式，但自尊与希望之间的关系在不同文化中似乎可能相似。本研究结果表明，护士可以通过设计和实施适当的教育项目来提高白血病患者的希望和自尊。
