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Effect of a Self-Help Educational Program With Peer Group on Anxiety of Mothers of Children With Cancer: A Clinical Trial Study Publisher



Gholamian A1 ; Bahrami M2 ; Sherbafchi M3, 4 ; Namnabati M5
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Source: Journal of Education and Health Promotion Published:2021


Abstract

BACKGROUND: The mental health of the mothers of the children with cancer is strongly influenced by the child's illness and treatment process. This study aimed to investigate the effect of a self-help educational program with peer group on anxiety of the mothers of the children with cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This clinical trial study was conducted on 44 mothers of the children with cancer in an educational Hospital of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Convenience sampling method was performed on the eligible mothers, and using random allocation, they were divided into two groups of the intervention (n = 22) and the control (n = 22). Both groups completed the Hamilton Anxiety Questionnaire before and after the intervention. The intervention of the study was a self-help educational program with peer group that was performed in collaboration with the mothers of the children with cancer, a psychiatrist, and cancer nurses in the hospital within 3 months. RESULTS: The results showed that 55% of the mothers of the intervention group had severe and very severe anxiety before the intervention, but the intensity of their anxiety was reported to be moderate after the intervention. The analysis of covariance with adjusted anxiety score in the two groups showed that the mean score of anxiety in the intervention group decreased from 22.3 to 12.3 after the intervention, showing a significant difference (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The program, designed to support the mothers and guide the specialists and psychiatrists to counsel the mothers, can enhance their self-help and reduce their anxiety level. © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.
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