RT Article
T1 Spirituality and depression in mothers of children with leukemia
JF Journal of spirituality in mental health
VO 26
IS 1
SP 61
OP 71
A1 Khazaeli, Khadije
A1 Hosseini, Seyed Ali
A1 Sortiji, Hossein
A1 Saberi, Farzane
LA English
PB Routledge
YR 2024
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1880170515
AB Childhood cancer can affect meaning of life as well as spirituality, causing significant changes in the family members’ life, accordingly, the present study investigated the relationship between depression and spirituality among mothers of children with cancer. This study is a descriptive-analytical research of correlation type was conducted on 70 mothers of children with cancer in 2019 by available sample method. The measurement instruments utilized included “Beck depression inventory-II,” and spiritual attitude assessment” questionnaires. Results of this study indicated an inverse correlation between depression and spirituality in mothers of children with cancer. It seems that promoting the spiritual attitude of mothers can help them cope with depression.
K1 spiritual attitude
K1 Spirituality
K1 Depression
K1 Cancer
K1 Childhood
K1 Leukemia
DO 10.1080/19349637.2023.2184289