Abstract
This study was carried out to assess the effect of the perceived social support by chronic diseased students on their school success. This cross-sectional and descriptive research was conducted with hospitalised chronic diseased children aged between 10-16 years. Data of the study was collected by using Perceived Social Support Scale. The research has been conducted with a questionnaire method. School life of children with diagnosed chronic disease is interrupted by; frequent hospitalizations, controls, treatment approaches and medicational side effects. The children who participated the survey were determined to fall behind in their lessons and had decreased school success when compared to peers. While these factors affect children’s school adaptation and success, social support has been shown have positive effects on these topics. While chronic diseases were detected to have negative effects on children's school success, perceived social support has been determined to have positive effects. Besides, children stated that existence of a school nurse would not only help in their treatment and make them feel safer at school but also would prevent absenteeism. Social support and existence of a school nurse are important factors in the school success of chronic diseased children.
Highlights
Bu araştırma kronik hastalığı olan öğrencilerin algıladıkları sosyal desteğin okul başarılarına etkisini değerlendirmek amacıyla yapıldı
This is an important issue that need support (Özcebe, 2012). Social support from their social environment -family, teachers and friends- contribute their development and make it easier to deal with the faced problems (Boman, 2018; Brıef, 2016; Fletcher-Johnston, Marshall, & Straatman, 2011). School nurses demonstrate their roles as coordinators of care who interact and communicate with; families of children with special health care needs, school staff, health care providers and community agencies (Heuer & Williams, 2016; McClanahan & Weismuller, 2015)
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of perceived social support on school success of the chronic diseased children
Summary
Bu araştırma kronik hastalığı olan öğrencilerin algıladıkları sosyal desteğin okul başarılarına etkisini değerlendirmek amacıyla yapıldı. Kronik hastalıkların çocukların okul başarısı üzerinde olumsuz etkileri olduğu tespit edilirken, algılanan sosyal desteğin olumlu etkileri olduğu saptanmıştır. Sosyal destek ve bir okul hemşiresinin varlığı, kronik hastalığı olan çocukların okul başarısında önemli faktörlerdir. School life of children with diagnosed chronic disease is interrupted by; frequent hospitalization, controls, treatment approaches and medicational side effects These factors affect children’s adaptation to school (Coyne, 2006; Crosby et al, 2015; Çavuşoğlu, 2011; Hoffmann et al, 2018; Leroy, Wallin, & Lee, 2017; Murray, Dobbels, Lonsdale, & Harden, 2014). School nurses demonstrate their roles as coordinators of care who interact and communicate with; families of children with special health care needs, school staff, health care providers and community agencies (Heuer & Williams, 2016; McClanahan & Weismuller, 2015)
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