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http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2016.17.2.545

Spiritual Care Training for Mothers of Children with Cancer: Effects on Quality of Care and Mental Health of Caregivers  

Borjalilu, Somaieh (Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University)
Shahidi, Shahriar (Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University)
Mazaheri, Mohammad Ali (Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University)
Emami, Amir Hossein (Department Hematology/Oncology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences)
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention / v.17, no.2, 2016 , pp. 545-552 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of a spiritual care training package in maternal caregivers of children with cancer. Materials and Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental study with pretest and posttest design consisting of a sample of 42 mothers of children diagnosed as having cancer. Participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental or a control group. The training package consisted of seven group training sessions offered in a children's hospital in Tehran. All mothers completed the Spirituality & Spiritual Care Rating Scale (SSCRS) and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) at pre and post test and after a three month follow up. Results: There was significant difference between anxiety and spiritual, religious, Personalized care and total scores spiritual care between the intervention and control groups at follow-up (P<0.001).There was no statistically significant difference in stress and depression scores between the intervention and the control groups at follow-up. Conclusions: Findings show that spiritual care training program promotes spirituality, personalized care, religiosity and spiritual care as well as decreasing anxiety in mothers of children with cancer and decreases anxiety. It may be concluded that spiritual care training could be used effectively in reducing distressful spiritual challenges in mothers of children with cancer.
Keywords
Spiritual care training; mothers of children with cancer; quality of care; mental health; personalized care;
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