Investigating the effect of family-centered care program implementation on fatigue and depression of teenage girls with iron deficiency anemia

Fatemeh Ghorbani; Hassan Navipour; Robabeh Memarian

doi:10.18502/tbj.v21i5.11746

Fatemeh Ghorbani MS.c. in Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Department of Nursing, Tehran, Iran.
Hassan Navipour Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Department of Nursing, Tehran, Ira
Robabeh Memarian Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Department of Nursing, Tehran, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/tbj.v21i5.11746

Keywords: Family-centered care program, Fatigue, Depression, Iron deficiency anemia, Adolescent girls.

Abstract

Introduction:Today, one of the most common health problems in the world is iron deficiency anemia. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of family-centered care program implementation on fatigue and depression of teenage girls suffering from iron deficiency anemia. Family-centered care is a method that is controlled through mutually beneficial partnerships between caregivers, patients, and families. Family-centered care is systematically organized so that the dynamics and complexities of different aspects of individuals and families are taken into consideration.

Methods: The present study is a quasi-experimental study of a practical type that was conducted in 1399 with the selection of 70 adolescent girls with iron deficiency anemia studying in high school in Mahmudabad through non-random sampling. Research tools include Questionnaire. After collecting the information obtained from the pre-intervention stage, the family-centered care program for the sample adolescents in the performance test group. It was performed three month after the intervention. The obtained data were analyzed using Paired-Samples T Test.

Results: The comparison of the total score of fatigue and depression of adolescent girls with iron deficiency anemia before and after the intervention in the test group showed a significant difference in the direction of decreasing scores (P<0.001), but there was no significant difference in the control group (P> 0.05). Comparison of total fatigue scores of adolescent girls with iron deficiency anemia before and after the intervention in the experimental group showed a significant difference in reducing scores (P < 0.001), but in the control group, there was no significant difference (P = 0.182); Also, comparison of total depression scores of adolescent girls with iron deficiency anemia before and after the intervention in the experimental group showed a significant difference in reducing scores (P < 0.001), but in the control group, there was no significant difference (P=0.667).

Conclusions: The results showed that the rate of fatigue and depression in adolescent girls with iron deficiency anemia who receive a family-centered care program has decreased compared to the control group.