[Children with cancer and their families].

بررسی ارتباط سلامت عمومی مادران با کیفیت زندگی کودکان مبتلا به سرطان

  Background & Aim : Childhood cancer discloses family, and mother in particular, to a number of challenges. It consumes a lot of time, energy, and money of parents to fulfill their caring responsibilities. In some cases and along with increase of caring pressure, mental health of parents deteriorates. The vesting consequences of such events may alter the process of children caring and their qu...

Development and validation of the health information needs questionnaire for families of children with cancer

واکاوی بایسته های اخلاقی در زمینه‌ی سرطان های کودکان

Moral necessities in the field of children’s cancer are among the most important issues in medical services. The present study was conducted to explore this issue based on a case discussed during the medical ethics round in Tehran Children's Medical Center. A 13 year-old girl diagnosed with left ovarian cancer 5 years ago stated that she had not been informed about the disease and the type of s...

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 ...

Evaluation of Family Functioning of Children with Mental Disorders

Aims: Mental disorders are not only causing psychiatric patients incompetence, but also affect their families strongly and disrupt their performance. The purpose of this study is to identify the characteristics and functioning of families of children with mental disorders (developmental disorders, emotional internalization, disruptive behavior, and drive out disorder). Instrument & Methods: Th...

The Effect of Prayer on Level of Anxiety in Mothers of Children with Cancer

Abstract Introduction Cancers are one of the most common chronic diseases in children that cause fear and anxiety in them and their families. Praying is one of the methods can be used for reducing anxiety. In this study, we examined praying effect on anxiety in mothers with children suffer from cancer. Materials and Methods This randomized clinical trial was done on 60 mothers divided in tw...