Background: Different people with stressful events like leukemia have different post-traumaticstress responses. Aim of the research: The aim of this research was to assess the relationbetweenpost-traumatic stress responses and coping strategies among parents of children with leukemia. Design: This research used a descriptive correlational research design. Setting: oncology clinicat aspecialist pediatric hospital in Benha City, Kaluobia Governorate and 57357 Hospital for PediatricOncology and the hematology, served as the research's sites. Sample: One hundred parentsofchildren with leukemia were included in the purposive sample. Tools: A structured interviewingquestionnaire sheet is the first tool. Tool (11): Post-traumatic stress responses Scale and Tool (11I):Coping Patterns Scale. Results: More than half of the studied parents in the research hadhighlevels of post-traumatic stress responses, according to the findings. Additionally, over 50%of thestudied parents in the research exhibit low levels of overall coping patterns. Conclusion: Amongthe studied parents under research, there was a highly statistically significant negative correlationbetween their overall post-traumatic stress responses and their total coping patterns. Recommendation: Psycho-educational programs ought to be incorporated into regular nursinginterventions for parents of children with leukemia to lessen parental stress and enhance copingmechanisms. |
