Effect of family supporting system on psychological emotions and quality life of leukemia children′s parents

VernacularTitle:家长支持系统对白血病患儿家长心理情绪与生活质量的影响
Author: Hong CUI ; Hongchun YU ; Jianwei PAN ; Quan YANG ; Hanqin DING
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: leukemia; parents; social support; quality of life; anxiety; depression
From: Modern Clinical Nursing 2016;15(2):25-29
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of family supporting system on psychological emotion and quality life of leukemic children′s parents. Methods Fifty-eight parents of children with leukemia hosptalized from Juanary to December 2013 were set as control group, which received traditional education. Fifty-nine parents of children with leukemia hospitalized from Juanary to December 2014 were set as observation group which received family supporting system. The survey was done separately before intervention and 6 months after treatment by depression self rating scale (SDS), anxiety self-assessment scale (SAS) and SF-36 (the MOS 36 items short form health survey). Result There were statistical significances in the scores on SDS, SAS and SF-36 as compared those with the pre-intervention (P<0.05). Conclusion The leukemic children parents supporting system can effectively reduce the parents′depression and anxiety and improve their quality of life.