@ARTICLE{Sheikhzakaryaee, author = {khaledian, nadereh and salawati, shahnaz and sheikhzakaryaee, neda and amini, yosra and }, title = {Evaluation of adaptive behaviors and its correlation with quality of life and self-efficacy in mothers of children who has cancer referred to the oncology ward of Besat Hospital in Sanandaj in 1400}, volume = {7}, number = {4}, abstract ={Background & Aim: Diagnosing cancer poses many challenges for the family, especially the mother. The aim of this study was to evaluation of adaptive behaviors and its correlation with quality of life and self-efficacy in mothers of children who has cancer referred to the oncology ward of Beset Hospital in Sanandaj, 2021. Materials & Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 78 mothers with children with cancer hospitalized in Beset Hospital in Sanandaj were included in the study through census sampling. Data were collected using demographic questionnaires, parent health compliance checklist, caregivers' quality of life of cancer patients, and Scherer's general self-efficacy. The obtained data were analyzed by SPSS version 22, descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The mean of the total "health adjustment checklist for parents" in the mothers under study was 17.71, the mean of the total score of "quality of life" of mothers was 34.87 and the mean of the total score of "general self-efficacy" in mothers was 51.52. The correlation results showed that there was a positive and significant correlation between the pattern of total adaptive behaviors and self-efficacy (P = 0.02) but there was no significant relationship with quality of life (p = 0.8). Conclusion: The results can be helpful to health care group managers in planning to meet their care needs, So that the family of the child with cancer and the child themselves can achieve a higher level of quality of life and care with appropriate quality and low cost and family-oriented by taking advantage of better care. }, URL = {http://sjnmp.muk.ac.ir/article-1-460-en.html}, eprint = {http://sjnmp.muk.ac.ir/article-1-460-en.pdf}, journal = {Scientific Journal of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedical Faculty}, doi = {}, year = {2022} }