title: Effect of Instructing Care Program Through Group Discussion on the Quality of Life of the Parents of the Children Afflicted With Leukemia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Children long-term involvement with cancer may have a negative impact on the quality of life their parents. Design and implementation of training programs for parents whose children have been diagnosed with leukemia, as the primary caregivers of children, will have a special significance and can contribute to better taking care of such children. The main purpose of the present study was to examine the impact of conducting group discussion, as care program training, on the quality of life parents whose children were suffering from leukemia.
  
  
  METHODS
  This quasi-experimental before-after intervention study encompassed two groups of parents (in total 41) of leukemia children. To collect data, a demographic questionnaire and the shortened version of SF-36 questionnaire were used to determine the quality of life of parents. Both groups completed the quality of life questionnaires before and two months after the intervention.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Comparison of the parents' quality of life mean scores, obtained before and two months after training, showed that promotion in 6 domains of bodily pain, general health, emotional health, role limitation due to emotional problems, social functioning, and vitality were occurred. (P <0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Considering the important role of parents in taking care of children suffering from leukemia, introduction of care program training can be a positive step to help these parents and empower them to manage their children's problems more systematically and will ultimately lead to improved quality of life of parents.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing & Midwifery, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran. f.ghanidehkordi@bpums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Fariba
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Asadi Noughabi
authors.forename: Daryoush
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Iranpoor
authors.forename: Hadi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yousefi
authors.forename: Hakimeh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abrakht
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ghani Dehkordi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007938:Leukemia / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors