Journals / Ege Pediatri Bülteni / 2005 / Cilt: 12 - Sayı: 2

Self-esteem of the adolescents with cancer

Kanserli gençlerde benlik kavramı

Pages
95–98
Publication Date
2022-10-17
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It was thought that this unimportant difference between the two groups could be related to the limited number of patients, heterogenous diagnosis type and accepting period of disease in the patients, having regular psychological support and joining social activities.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Self-esteem is the most important part of perceptions in an individual.
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Key Findings & Data:Thirty patients aged between 12 and 18 years old with cancers in the Pediatric Hematology and Ongology Units at the Dr.
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Conclusion & Impact:It was thought that this unimportant difference between the two groups could be related to the limited number of patients, heterogenous diagnosis type and accepting period of disease in the patients, having regular psychological support and joining social activities.
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Abstract

Self-esteem is the most important part of perceptions in an individual. It was reported that self-esteem scores were low in the course of chronic diseases especially in cancers. The aim of this study was to evaluate self-esteem of the adolescents with cancer. Thirty patients aged between 12 and 18 years old with cancers in the Pediatric Hematology and Ongology Units at the Dr. Behçet Uz Children's Hospital, included in this study. Thirty healthy age-matched adolescents were taken as control. "Piers-Harris Children's self-concept scale" was used to compare the differences between two groups. While the score of self-esteem in healthy group was 57.0, it was 55.7 in the patients group, and there was no statistically significant difference between the groups. As well as some studies showed decrease in self-esteem of the patients with cancer, the others revealed normal results. Also, in our study there were nearly same scores in the patients and th,e healthy controls. It was thought that this unimportant difference between the two groups could be related to the limited number of patients, heterogenous diagnosis type and accepting period of disease in the patients, having regular psychological support and joining social activities.

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Bireyin kişilik gelişimi, öz olgusunun gelişimini de kapsar. Öz olgu geliştikçe benlik kavramı bireyin algılarının en önemli bir öğesi olarak ortaya çıkar. "Ben kimim?" sorusuna verilen yanıt, bireyin benlik kavramını tanımlar. Kronik hastalıkların seyri sırasında özellikle kanser hastalarında benlik kavramında azalma olduğu bildirilmektedir. Bu çalışmada kanserli genç hastalarda benlik kavramının araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Bu çalışmaya, Dr. Behçet Uz Çocuk Hastanesi Hematoloji-Onkoloji Kliniği'nde tanı almış ve halen yoğun tedavileri süren 12-18 yaşlarında toplam 30 kanserli ergen hasta ve kontrol grubu olarak aynı yaş grubunda 30 sağlıklı genç alındı. Gruplar arasındaki benlik kavramının karşılaştırmak amacıyla "Piers-Harris'in Çocuklarda Öz-Kavramı Ölçeği" uygulandı. Sağlıklı çocuklarda benlik kavramını değerlendirmede alınan puan 57.0 iken hasta grubunda 55.7 bulundu. Hasta grubuyla sağlıklı grup arasında anlamlı farklılık saptanmadı. Literatürde kanserli hastaların benlik kavramlarında azalmanın yanı sıra değişmediğini gösteren çalışmalar da vardır. Hastalarımızda da sağlıklı gruba yakın bir sonuç alındı. Sağlıklı ve hasta ergen arasında alınan puanlarda istatistiksel anlamlı farklılık saptanmaması, hasta sayısının sınırlı ve heterojen olmasına, hastaların hastalığı kabullenme döneminde olmalarına, tedaviye başlangıçlarından bitimine kadar sürekli psikolojik destek verilmesine ve sosyal etkinliklere aktif katılımlarının sağlanmasına bağlı olabilir.

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KAZANCI, E., GÜLEN, H., KAYGUSUZ, A., VERGİN, C., ERBAY, A., ERDOĞAN, İ. (2022). Self-esteem of the adolescents with cancer. Ege Pediatri Bülteni, Cilt: 12 - Sayı: 2, 95–98. https://ajindex.com/articles/495769

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