Study of the rate of Hopelessness and its associated factors in Youth of Yazd city, Iran

Objective:Cancer is considered a global health problem and its prevalence has been growing in recent years. The present study was conducted to investigate the role of hopelessness and perceived social support for Iranian patients with cancer.Methods:Convenience sampling was used to select the study sample comprising 100 patients with cancer presenting to the Education and Treatment Center of Valiasr in Zanjan, Iran. A demographic questionnaire, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, and the Social Support from Family and Friends Scale were used to collect the data. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS-16.Results:Of the 98 study patients, 52 (53.1%) were female and the remainder were male. Lung cancer constituted the most prevalent type of cancer (25.5%). The mean hopelessness score was 5.93 ± 4.71. The mean scores for social support provided by family and friends were 10.89 ± 5.61 and 14.94 ± 4.16, respectively. Significantly negative correlations were observed between the mean scores of hopelessness and social support provided by family (P = 0.007; r = −0.270) and friends (P = 0.001; r = −0.327).Conclusion:According to the findings of the present study, Iranian patients with cancer have relatively mild levels of hopelessness and moderate levels of social support. Perceived social support was also found to affect the patients' hopefulness. Given the lack of studies on this subject, it is recommended that further studies are performed.

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“…A previous study indicated that the validity and reliability of the Persian version of this instrument were acceptable. [ 13 ]…”

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Hopelessness, Perceived Social Support and their Relationship in Iranian Patients with Cancer

Hossein

Pourmemari

Moghimi

et al. 2018

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing

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“…Still, the results from Pourmovahed et al in an Iranian city reported a significant relationship between increasing age and hopelessness, and the older people are, the more frustrated they feel. Compared with the present study, most of the participants in their study educated young adults with a higher level of awareness and were more hopeful about the future and medical science to find a way to prevent and treat the disease 31 . The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that coronavirus would affect most older people and that the death rate was higher among the elderly 1 .…”

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“…Compared with the present study, most of the participants in their study educated young adults with a higher level of awareness and were more hopeful about the future and medical science to find a way to prevent and treat the disease. 31 The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that coronavirus would affect most older people and that the death rate was higher among the elderly. 1 Based on this evidence, given that most participants in the present study were young adults, people's age was an essential factor in reporting relatively low and moderate hopelessness.…”

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Anxiety, coping style and hopelessness during COVID‐19 pandemic: An Iranian population‐based study

Momeni

Salimi

Majzoobi

et al. 2023

Health Science Reports

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Background and Aims The COVID‐19 pandemic has caused new conditions such as nationwide quarantine, a dramatic decrease in‐person interaction and an increase in death anxiety for governments and people. The pandemic of an unpredictable disease with no definite treatment can pose physical and psychological risks to individuals. The present study aimed to investigate the state of anxiety, coping styles, and hopelessness of people in the lockdown period and reopening in Iran. Methods In this national population‐based cross‐sectional study, a total of 1191 people who had access to social networks from all over Iran completed the anxiety, hopelessness, and coping style questionnaires online using the snowball sampling method. Analysis was conducted using Stata software version 12 (Stat Corp). The significance level was set at 0.05. Results The results of the study suggested that women experienced higher levels of anxiety than men, and, in stressful situations, women were more likely to use emotion‐focused coping styles, while men frequently used problem‐focused coping styles. The majority of participants reported moderate levels of anxiety and low levels of hopelessness (64.04%). The results of multiple linear regression show any level of anxiety mild ( ß = 0.59, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.32–0.85), moderate ( ß = 0.72, 95% CI: 1.36–1.08), and severe ( ß = 2, 95% CI: 1.36–2.56) relative to the none anxiety significantly increase the hopelessness, Furthermore, showing a negative significant adjusted association with the problem‐focused coping style ( ß = −0.06, 95% CI: −0.07 to −0.04), and a significant positive association with the emotion‐focused coping style ( ß = 0.04, 95% CI: 0.02–0.06). Conclusion Our findings could be used to prevent psychological damage in societies and suggested addressing problem‐focused coping style, especially during a crisis, and providing people with preprepared mental health protocols at this pandemic.

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“…Besides, as the frequency of using alcohol increases, the average score of hopelessness increases (p<0.05). This might be due to the fact that those people who have higher hopelessness are more likely to smoke and use alcohol because of their mood changes; and studies on people who have a diagnosis of alcohol dependence have shown that dependency recognition is related to hopelessness (30,31).…”

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Which Nutritional and Demographic Characteristics Effect Hopelessness in Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study of University Students from Turkey

Uzdil¹,

Kılıç²,

Özenoğlu³

2021

Acibadem Universitesi Saglik Bilimleri Dergisi

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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of nutritional status and demographic characteristics on the hopelessness of university students. Study Design:A cross-sectional study with a random sampling of students aged between 17-25 years, at Ondokuz Mayıs University was conducted. A questionnaire form investigating demographic characteristics and nutritional habits was applied to students. The food frequency questionnaire form and also the Beck Hopelessness Scale were used. Total scores range from 0-20 points and are categorized according to symptom severity as follows: 0-3: normal; 4-8: mild; 9-14: moderate; 15-20: severe hopelessness. Statistical analysis of the data was evaluated with SPSS 21.0 statistical package program. p <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results:The mean hopelessness score of the students was 4.63±3.75 and the mean of most of their hopelessness scores (50.1%) was normal. Sleeping 5-6 hours and ≥10 hours, smoking and using alcohol, using alcohol at least one time or more in a week were associated with a higher hopelessness score and skipping a meal was associated with a low hopelessness score (p<0.05). Unhealthy foods such as processed meat product, fried vegetable, fried potato, soup (ready), peanut butter, candies, hamburger, ketchup, margarine, mayonnaise, chips were associated with higher hopelessness score when consumed frequently (daily or 5-6 times in a week) (p<0.05). Conclusion:The mean hopelessness score of university students who we examined was determined as normal. Sleeping time, smoking and alcohol use, frequent consumption of unhealthy foods had a relationship with the hopelessness scale.

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Study of the rate of Hopelessness and its associated factors in Youth of Yazd city, Iran

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Hopelessness, Perceived Social Support and their Relationship in Iranian Patients with Cancer

Hopelessness, Perceived Social Support and their Relationship in Iranian Patients with Cancer

Anxiety, coping style and hopelessness during COVID‐19 pandemic: An Iranian population‐based study

Which Nutritional and Demographic Characteristics Effect Hopelessness in Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study of University Students from Turkey

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