Predictors of death anxiety among Iranian cancer patients: Contribution of sense of Coherence.

Background: Death anxiety is a negative consequence of cancer that influences the quality of life of many patients. This study determined the predictors of death anxiety and the contribution of the sense of coherence to this disorder among Iranians with cancer.

Methods: The present research was a descriptive-analytical study that examined cancer patients referring to one of the educational hospitals in Tehran, Iran.

Unfulfilled psychosocial needs of the adolescent siblings of patients with cancer and the identification of the related factors.

Background: The diagnosis of cancer in a child is a stressful experience for the entire family, particularly for adolescent or young adult siblings and their psychosocial needs (PSNs) may remain unfulfilled. The aim of the study was to assess the unfulfilled PSNs of the adolescent siblings of patients with cancer in Iran and examine the relationships between demographic and medical variables and PSNs.

Methods: This descriptive analytical study was conducted in 2019 in seven teaching hospitals in Tehran, Iran.

Unmet needs of the Iranian mothers of the children with cancer and the identification of the related factors: A descriptive-correlational study.

Introduction: Parents' caring responsibilities lead to imbalances in roles, functions, and emotions, confronting them with new needs that, if left unaddressed, have adverse consequences for the lives of all family members. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the significant unmet needs of the mothers of the children with cancer.

Materials And Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Tehran in 2019-2020 on 215 mothers of the children with cancer visiting the hospitals affiliated with medical universities.