23: Association of Health-related Quality of Life with Resilience among Mothers of Children with Cancer: a Cross-sectional Study
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Background and aims: Childhood cancer as a life-threatening illness has negative consequences for both the patients and their family. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of child cancer on their mother’s quality of life and to assess the association of quality of life with resilience among mothers of children with cancer. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 145 mothers of children with cancer participated. Data were collected by two questionnaires: (a) PedsQLTM Family Impact Module, (b) ConnorDavidson Resilience Scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 13. Pearson correlation test was run for the analysis. Results: The result showed that total scale score, HRQOL Summary score, and the Family Functioning Summary Score
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Association of Health-related Quality of Life with Resilience among Mothers of Children with Cancer: a Cross-sectional Study
Abstract Background: Childhood cancer as a life-threatening illness has negative consequences for both the patients and their family. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of child cancer on their mother’s quality of life and to assess the association of quality of life with resilience among mothers of children with cancer. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional ...
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