The Effect of Nursing Support Given to The Siblings and Mothers of Children with Chronic Hematologic-Oncologic Disease on the Anxiety Levels of the Siblings and Mothers

Abstract

Objective: To determine the effect of nursing support given to the siblings and mothers of children with chronic hematologic-oncologic disease on the anxiety levels of the siblings and mothers.Method: This research was a pre test-post test and descriptive study.The siblings n=45 and mothers n=45 of children with chronic disease who met the research criteria were included in the study. Datawere collected by means of a “Socio-demographic Form” and “State-Trait Anxiety Inventory” Pretest-Posttest in three stages. First,the “State-Trait Anxiety Inventory” was applied as a pre-test. Then,the siblings and mothers were given nursing support and taught methods to cope with stress. Finally, the same inventory was given as apost-test. The data obtained were evaluated via computer software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 10.0 by usingnumber and percentage, t-test independent samples, Mann Whitney-Utest and Wilcoxon signed rank tests.Results: Mean age of the siblings included in the study was 12.4±2.4.After nursing support, it was determined that state anxiety scores insisters decreased significantly p0.05 , while the difference between trait anxiety scores was significant p