Najime Yousefi
Gerash Amir-al-Momenin Medical and Educational Center, Gerash University of Medical Sciences, Gerash, IranPublications
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Research
The Relationship between Spiritual Well-being and Family Cohesion in Patients with Thalassemia Major
Author(s): Yaghoob Madmoli, Malihe Salimi, Mostafa Madmoli, Narjes Davoodi, Fatemeh Rostami, Reza Heidari-Soureshjani and Najime Yousefi*
Introduction: This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between spiritual well-being and family cohesion among people with thalassemia Major. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 101 patients with thalassemia major of Dezful Large Hospital in 2015. Data were collected by three questionnaires: demographic data, Standard Spiritual Well-being Scale by Daaleman and Frey and Moos Family Cohesion Scale. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 18 statistical test, Pearson correlation and linear regression with a significance level of p<0.05. Results: The average score of spiritual well-being and self-efficacy subscales were 9.66 ± 34.58 and 9.66 ± 14.68, respectively; which indicates the average level of these variables. Linear regression test results also showed that there.. Read More»