Abstract
BackgroundThalassemia is a prevalent chronic blood disorder, which is accompanied with a wide range of challenges. This study aimed to determine the predictor role of perceived social support and spiritual intelligence in hope among thalassemia patients.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted on 300 thalassemia patients. The data were collected using Miller hope scale, spiritual intelligence scale, and personal resource questionnaire. The data were analysed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis.ResultsThe results indicated that the mean score of hope was 173.38 (standard deviation [SD] = 24.6). Besides, 86.7% of the patients showed high levels of hope. The mean score of spiritual intelligence was 134.66 (SD = 18.07). In addition, 91.7% of the patients showed moderate levels of spiritual intelligence. The mean score of social support was 127.87 (SD = 20.19) and the patients showed high social support levels. The results revealed a significant association between hope and perceived social support (r = 0.65, P < 0.001) as well as between hope and spiritual intelligence (r = 0.63, P < 0.001). Moreover, perceived social support (b = 0.43, P < 0.001) and spiritual intelligence (b = 0.37, P < 0.001) were the predictors of hope among thalassemia patients.ConclusionConsidering the study results, in addition to common treatments for thalassemia, policymakers’ are recommended to pay attention to spiritual intelligence and more importantly social support to enhance thalassemia patients’ hope.
Highlights
Nowadays, incidence of chronic diseases in all age groups, socioeconomic classes and cultures has been considered to be a major health problem in developed countries
The results showed that hope, spiritual intelligence, and perceived social support followed normal distribution
The results indicated that the mean score of hope was 173.38 (SD = 24.6) and 86.7% of the patients had high hope levels
Summary
Incidence of chronic diseases in all age groups, socioeconomic classes and cultures has been considered to be a major health problem in developed countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced thalassemia as the most prevalent chronic genetic disorder in 62 countries around the globe [1]. 60,000 infants with major thalassemia are born annually, which has been regarded as a global problem [2]. Almost 1,500 new patients are added to this measure annually. In this country, the largest populations of patients with major thalassemia belong to Mazandaran and Fars Provinces [3]. Thalassemia is a prevalent chronic blood disorder, which is accompanied with a wide range of challenges. This study aimed to determine the predictor role of perceived social support and spiritual intelligence in hope among thalassemia patients
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