تاثير مشاوره بر كاهش افسردگي و نااميدي نوجوانان لوسميك افسرده در بيمارستان شفاي دانشگاه علوم پزشكي اهواز

The Effects of Counseling on Reduction of Depression and Hopelessness of Leukemic Patients at Shafa Hospital in Ahwaz

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of counseling on reduction of depression and hopelessness in leukemic patients, who were admitted at Shafa Hospital in Ahvaz. One hundred leukemic male and female subjects (11 to 20 years) were studied, and 26 of them were diagnosed as depressed. II was hypothesized that there was a significant difference in the depression and hopelessness of the control and experimental groups after counseling. A sample of 26 leukemic-depressed male and female subjects were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group participated in counseling for 8 sessions. Beck Depression Inventory, Childrenʹs Depression Scale (abbreviated form), and Beck Hopelessness Scale for children were used in this study. Beck Depression Inventory was used as a screening tool, but the other two scales were used for pre-and post-testing. The results showed a significant reduction in both the rate of depression and hopelessness in leukemic patients after counseling. This research shows the importance of counseling in reducing the depression and hopelessness of leukemic patients.