Resilience and Psychological Wellbeing among Parents of LeukemicChild at 57357 Hospital

Abstract

Parents of child with leukemia are hidden patients in need of protection, which they have a significant negative impact on their psychological wellbeing. Resilience is an aspect of psychosocial care that affects the parents' well-being. Aim: This study aimed to assess resilience and psychological wellbeing among parents of child with leukemia. Design: A descriptive research design was utilized in this study. Setting: this study was carried out in children’s cancer hospital in Egypt 57357 at fifth floor. Subjects: simple random sample of 93 parents of child with leukemia. Tools: 1) Interviewing Socio- Demographic Questionnaire, 2) Connor-Davidson Resilience scale, 3) Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scale. Results: the study revealed that half of parents of child with leukemia had moderate levels of resilience and psychological wellbeing. Conclusion: The current study results revealed that there was positive significant correlation between resilience and psychological well-being among parents of child with leukemia. Ultimately, these results may assist the research in Psychiatric Health Nursing department to design interventions that influencing resilience among parents of child with leukemia. Recommendations: Future research to assess the factors that influencing resilience among parents of child with cancer