@article{article_648592, title={FACTORS AFFECTING LEVELS OF HOPEFULNESS IN ADOLESCENTS WITH THALASSEMIA MAJOR}, journal={International Anatolia Academic Online Journal Health Sciences}, volume={6}, pages={78–100}, year={2020}, url={https://izlik.org/JA89AD54GS}, author={Demir Uysal, Derya and Çalışır, Hüsniye}, keywords={Ergen,Umutluluk,Çocuk hemşiresi,Talasemi majör}, abstract={<p> <span lang="en-us" style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;line-height:32px;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;border:none;" xml:lang="en-us">The aim of this study was to compare the hopefulness levels of adolescents with thalassemia major (TM) and healthy adolescents, and to determine the impact of some sociodemographic and disease-related characteristics of adolescents with TM on their hopefulness </span> <span lang="en-us" style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;line-height:32px;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">.  <span style="border:none;">This  </span>cross-sectional </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12.6px;text-align:justify;" xml:lang="en-us">  </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12.6px;text-align:justify;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">and  </span> <span lang="en-us" style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;line-height:32px;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">correlational  <span style="border:none;">study was conducted in 112 adolescents with TM and 121 healthy adolescents, a total of 233 adolescents. The study sample was selected using the convenience sampling method.  </span> </span> <span lang="en-us" style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;line-height:32px;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;border:none;" xml:lang="en-us">While the mean  </span> <span lang="en-us" style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;line-height:32px;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;border:none;" xml:lang="en-us">Hopefulness Scale for Adolescents </span> <span lang="en-us" style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;line-height:32px;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;border:none;" xml:lang="en-us"> (HSA) score of the adolescents with TM was 1769.9±290.5, it was observed that the mean HSA score of the healthy adolescents was 1824.5±267.9, but the difference was not found to be statistically significant (t=1.491, p=0.137). It was found that, after controlling for the other factors, the father’s educational status impacted the hopefulness score of adolescents with TM and the educational status of a father with an elementary/middle school education had an adverse effect on the hopefulness score (t = -2.601, p=0.011). </span> <span lang="en-us" style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;line-height:32px;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">  </span> <span lang="en-us" style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;line-height:32px;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">In this study  </span> <span lang="en-us" style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;line-height:32px;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;border:none;" xml:lang="en-us">no difference was found between the hopefulness levels of adolescents with TM and those of healthy adolescents.  </span> <span lang="en-us" style="text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;line-height:32px;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;border:none;" xml:lang="en-us">The only sociodemographic factor that had an impact on the hopefulness of the adolescents with TM was their father’s level of education. Nurses can provide professional help and support to the thalassemic patients who experience hopelessness, and can activate social support systems to help patients cope with such feelings. </span> <br /> </p>}, number={1}, organization={ADNAN MENDERES ÜNİVERSİTESİ BİLİMSEL ARAŞTIRMA PROJE BİRİMİ}