Author/Authors :
Naderi, Majid Children and Adolescent Hygiene Research Center (CAHRC) & Clinical Research Development Center (CRDC) - Ali ebn-e Abitaleb (AS) Teaching Hospital - Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran , Firouzkoohi Moghadam, Mahboubeh Bahran Psychiatry Teaching Hospital - Children and Adolescent Hygiene Research Center (CAHRC) - Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran , Hamzenejad, Mahdiyeh Clinical Research Development Center (CRDC) & Medical Students’ Research Committee (MSRC) - Ali ebn-e Abitaleb (AS) Teaching Hospital - Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran , Emamdadi, Abolfazl Clinical Research Development Center (CRDC) & Medical Students’ Research Committee (MSRC) - Ali ebn-e Abitaleb (AS) Teaching Hospital - Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran , Karami, Hossein Thalassemia Research Center (TRC) - Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, IR Iran
Abstract :
Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) comprises a collection of symptoms following exposure to injury-causing accidents of
life. It is estimated that the prevalence of PTSD in children with malignancy and their parents is between 10-30% and even several years after
treatment of malignancy this disorderremain in 20-20% of these patients. Objectives: This study investigated the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in parents of children with cancer. Materials and Methods: In this analytic-descriptive study, 256parents of children with cancer (mean age: 30.06 ± 14.6 years-old) that their
children treated in pediatric hematology ward of Ali ebn-e Abitaleb (AS) teaching hospital of Zahedan city (south east of Iran) at 2009-2010
were evaluated. The demographic data and symptoms of PTSD were collected by standard questionnaire (based on DSM-IV). After data analysis
was performed using statistical software SPSS (version 18). Results: All parents who were studied had PTSD. The severity of PTSD in 111 of parents was mild, in 103 (40.2%) moderate and in 42 (16.4%)
parents was severe. Furthermore, there were a significant correlation between the severity of PTSD with number of children, age of parents,
gender, literacy, religion and economic state (P = 0.001). Conclusions: Our results showed that factors such as age, sex, number of children, educational state and religion of parents with economic
state of the family can effect on the severity of PTSD. As for role of parents of children with chronic disease especially malignancy diseases on
decline of psycho-social disorders with mental and physical supports of their children should be given the necessary recommendations and
educations regarding PTSD.
