Post-traumatic Stress Responses and Coping Strategies among Parents of Children with Leukemia

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1 Assistant professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt.

2 Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt.

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Background: Different people with stressful events like leukemia have different post-traumatic stress responses. Aim of the research: The aim of this research was to assess the relation between post-traumatic stress responses and coping strategies among parents of children with leukemia. Design: This research used a descriptive correlational research design. Setting: oncology clinic at a specialist pediatric hospital in Benha City, Kaluobia Governorate and 57357 Hospital for Pediatric Oncology and the hematology, served as the research's sites. Sample: One hundred parents of children with leukemia were included in the purposive sample. Tools: A structured interviewing questionnaire 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 had high levels of post-traumatic stress responses, according to the findings. Additionally, over 50% of the studied parents in the research exhibit low levels of overall coping patterns. Conclusion: Among the studied parents under research, there was a highly statistically significant negative correlation between their overall post-traumatic stress responses and their total coping patterns. Recommendation: Psycho-educational programs ought to be incorporated into regular nursing interventions for parents of children with leukemia to lessen parental stress and enhance coping mechanisms.

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 15, Issue 4
December 2024
Pages 2139-2156

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