TI - Survey of emotional status in children with thalasemia in selected hospitals in ‎Rasht PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - gums-hnmj JN - gums-hnmj VO - 17 VI - 2 IP - 2 4099 - http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/article-1-258-en.html 4100 - http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/article-1-258-en.pdf SO - gums-hnmj 2 AB  - Introduction: Every person's mental health determines his emotional status. Level of ‎happiness and unhappiness indicates how satisfactory one's emotional status is. ‎ Physical and emotional illnesses affect happiness, especially chronic illness with several ‎disabilities have more affect. Among them is thalasemia with its highest incidence in children ‎and adolescent which affects ‎‏100,000‏‎ newborn in Asia each year.‎ Aim: Therefore Survey of emotional status in children and adolescent with thalasemia is ‎necessary to promote their condition and prevent depression and anxiety. ‎ Methods and materials: A descriptive cross-sectional study was designed which was carried ‎out on ‎‏120‏‎ children and adolescent with thalasemia in selected hospitals in Rasht. The data ‎collection tool was a questionnaire included demographics and Oxford & Foradais Happiness ‎scale (contains ‎‏29‏‎ questions about emotional status). Children and adolescent completed this ‎questionnaire. Data were analyzed by appropriate statistical tests using spss.‎ Results: Findings showed that the mean scores of happiness in children and adolescent was ‎‏15/5‏‎±‎‏2/93‏‎ which indicates that most children with thalesemia were not happy. There was a ‎significant relationship between sex and happiness (p<‎‏0‏‎/‎‏04‏‎) and boys (‎‏80‏‎.‎‏3%‏‎) were more ‎unhappy. There was no significant relationship between happiness and other demographic ‎characteristics.‎ Conclusion: Since majority of children and adolescent with thalasemia were unhappy, ‎attention to programs justified with the level of their physical and emotional health are ‎necessary. ‎ CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - gums-hnmj PG - 40 PT - Research YR - 2007