Psychoeducation program investigation of the effect of adolescent oncology patients on the anxiety levels of mothers, problem solving and their skills to deal with the symptoms experienced by their children

This study aimed to examine the effect of the psychoeducation program on the anxiety levels of mothers of adolescent oncology patients, their problem-solving skills, and their children's ability to cope with the symptoms they experience. In the research planned in a single group pretest-posttest model, one of the trial models, data were collected from mothers with adolescent children who applied to Trakya University Health Research and Application Center, Pediatric Oncology-Hematology Clinic due to an oncological diagnosis. As a data collection tool; Personal Information Form, State-Trait Anxiety Scale, Problem-Solving Inventory-Short Form, Memorial Symptom Evaluation Scale and Coping Attitudes Evaluation Scale (COPE-R) were used. Descriptive analyses, chi-square, t test, ANOVA, Pearson Correlation tests were used to analyze the data obtained from the research. As a result of the research, it was concluded that although the psychoeducation program applied to mothers of adolescent oncology patients had no effect on the mothers' anxiety levels, it had a significant effect on their problem-solving skills and their children's ability to cope with the symptoms they experienced.