Comparison of emotional adjustment between ordinary people and patients with gastrointestinal cancer

Abstract

Problem Statement: Cancer not only causes some challenging problems in human life but it also deteriorates socioeconomic factors, the diagnosis of which would considerably improve life condition of patients with cancer. Research Questions: Is there any significant difference between emotional adjustment in ordinary people and those with cancer? Purpose of the Study: The present research is aimed at comparing the emotional adjustment between ordinary people and patients with cancer Research Methods: Population included all patients who suffered gastrointestinal cancer in Masoud Clinic in Tehran, from which a sample of 50 ordinary people and 50 patients with gastrointestinal cancer were selected through convenience sampling. The applicants filled in the Bell Adjustment Inventory. Findings: Findings of Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) showed that the mean and standard deviation of scores in patients with cancer were higher than those of ordinary people but there was no significant difference between them (P0.05). Conclusions: It would be concluded that there existed no difference in emotional adjustment between two groups.