The Comparison of Self-esteem and related Factors in ITP Patients and Healthy Individuals
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Background: self- esteem is defined as the reliance of one's own abilities. Decrees of self- esteem may lead to fail to solve the problems not being able to use ones abilities. So, this study was done to compare TIP patients' self- esteem with healthy cases. The conduction of this investigation seems to be important, because this disease a chronic type. Methods: This is a descriptive- comparative study in which 64 patients having ITP and referring to Isfahan's Seiyedo-shohada hospital and 65 healthy people who were neighbors of these patients. They were also selected randomly. The data collection method included questionnaire of Cooper Smiths self- esteem which was completed by the cases. The data analyzed through Spss version 15, and by use of T-independent, K-Squer and Man Withny test. Results: This study's results showed that 64.1, 59.4 and 53.1 percent of the cases in both group were, in turn, over 35 years old. Females and graduated from primary school. T-independent test, showed significant difference between both groups self-esteem average. (p<0.01)Conclusion: Since the self-esteem of the patients is low and patient's decision making ability and their controls over the disease affect their self-esteem important, health and treatment staffs are supposed to recognize significant factors affecting self- valuing feeling and help the patient to promote their self- esteem.Strauss RG. Platelet and blood vessel disorders. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, et al, editors. Nelson textbook of pediatrics.18th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier 2007: 2082-84.
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