Effectiveness of Palliative Care on Death Anxiety, Self-Compassion, and Perceived Stress in Patients with Leukemia

Objective: The current investigation examined the efficacy of palliative care in alleviating death anxiety, enhancing self-compassion, and mitigating perceived stress among patients diagnosed with leukemia. Methods: This study was executed following an experimental design that included both a contro...

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Main Authors: Azar Azadian, Masoud Navidi Moghadam, َAli Najati
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Language:English
Published: University of Hormozgan 2024-12-01
Series:Iranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal
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Online Access:http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/article-1-960-en.pdf
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description Objective: The current investigation examined the efficacy of palliative care in alleviating death anxiety, enhancing self-compassion, and mitigating perceived stress among patients diagnosed with leukemia. Methods: This study was executed following an experimental design that included both a control group and an experimental group across pre-test and post-test, involving 30 leukemia patients who sought treatment at Firoozgar Hospital in Tehran in 2024. Participants were chosen through a process of simple random sampling from individuals who fulfilled the established entry criteria for the study. Data pertinent to the research were amassed during two intervals: at the commencement of the study and upon conclusion of the intervention (specifically, at the end of the fourth week). The instruments utilized for the research comprised a death anxiety questionnaire, a self-compassion questionnaire, and a perceived stress questionnaire. The training protocol implemented in the study consisted of a comprehensive four-week program, delivered in the format of one-hour sessions occurring twice weekly. Results: The findings of the study indicated a statistically significant difference between the groups regarding the dependent variables, with 52.1% of the variance attributable to the changes in these variables resulting from the applied intervention. Conclusions: Consequently, it can be concluded that palliative care is effective in ameliorating death anxiety, fostering self-compassion, and alleviating perceived stress in patients with leukemia, thereby warranting its recommendation as a targeted intervention.
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spelling doaj-art-1d201dd2149c4e90a77a0c8e70d010d92025-08-20T02:04:19ZengUniversity of HormozganIranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal2588-43952024-12-0164149162Effectiveness of Palliative Care on Death Anxiety, Self-Compassion, and Perceived Stress in Patients with LeukemiaAzar Azadian0Masoud Navidi Moghadam1َAli Najati2 PhD student in Health Psychology, Payam Noor University, International Branch, Tehran, Iran Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Qom, Iran PhD in Mathematics, Faculty of Islamic Azad University, Tafresh Branch, Markazi Province, Iran Objective: The current investigation examined the efficacy of palliative care in alleviating death anxiety, enhancing self-compassion, and mitigating perceived stress among patients diagnosed with leukemia. Methods: This study was executed following an experimental design that included both a control group and an experimental group across pre-test and post-test, involving 30 leukemia patients who sought treatment at Firoozgar Hospital in Tehran in 2024. Participants were chosen through a process of simple random sampling from individuals who fulfilled the established entry criteria for the study. Data pertinent to the research were amassed during two intervals: at the commencement of the study and upon conclusion of the intervention (specifically, at the end of the fourth week). The instruments utilized for the research comprised a death anxiety questionnaire, a self-compassion questionnaire, and a perceived stress questionnaire. The training protocol implemented in the study consisted of a comprehensive four-week program, delivered in the format of one-hour sessions occurring twice weekly. Results: The findings of the study indicated a statistically significant difference between the groups regarding the dependent variables, with 52.1% of the variance attributable to the changes in these variables resulting from the applied intervention. Conclusions: Consequently, it can be concluded that palliative care is effective in ameliorating death anxiety, fostering self-compassion, and alleviating perceived stress in patients with leukemia, thereby warranting its recommendation as a targeted intervention.http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/article-1-960-en.pdfpalliative caredeath anxietyself-compassionperceived stresspatients with leukemia
spellingShingle Azar Azadian
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Effectiveness of Palliative Care on Death Anxiety, Self-Compassion, and Perceived Stress in Patients with Leukemia
Iranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal
palliative care
death anxiety
self-compassion
perceived stress
patients with leukemia
title Effectiveness of Palliative Care on Death Anxiety, Self-Compassion, and Perceived Stress in Patients with Leukemia
title_full Effectiveness of Palliative Care on Death Anxiety, Self-Compassion, and Perceived Stress in Patients with Leukemia
title_fullStr Effectiveness of Palliative Care on Death Anxiety, Self-Compassion, and Perceived Stress in Patients with Leukemia
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of Palliative Care on Death Anxiety, Self-Compassion, and Perceived Stress in Patients with Leukemia
title_short Effectiveness of Palliative Care on Death Anxiety, Self-Compassion, and Perceived Stress in Patients with Leukemia
title_sort effectiveness of palliative care on death anxiety self compassion and perceived stress in patients with leukemia
topic palliative care
death anxiety
self-compassion
perceived stress
patients with leukemia
url http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/article-1-960-en.pdf
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