Background: The psychological problems that parents of children with thalassemia typically face
have a detrimental impact on all aspects of their quality of life as well as their coping mechanisms
with their children. Aim of the study: This study aimed to assess the correlation between
psychological problems, quality of life and coping strategies among parents of children with
Thalassemia. A descriptive correlational research design used in this study. Setting: This study was
conducted at the blood transfusion unit in the blood diseases department at Benha specialized
children hospital, Qalyubia Governorate. A purposive sample of 100 parents of children with
thalassemia chosen from the previous setting. Instruments: instrument (1): A structured
Interviewing Questionnaire Sheet, instrument (11): Depression, anxiety and stress (DASS) scale,
instrument (111): Quality of life scale and instrument (V): Brief COPE strategies scale. The research
results revealed that more than half of the studied parents had moderate level of total psychological
problems (depression, anxiety and stress), nearly two thirds of them had a low level of total quality
of life and more than half of them had low level of total coping strategies. The study concluded that
there was a highly statistically significant negative correlation between total DASS, total quality of
life and total coping strategies scales. While there was a highly statistically significant positive
correlation between total quality of life and total coping strategies scales among the studied parents.
According to study findings researchers. |
