AU - Borimnejad, Leili AU - Toomaj, Ome Kolsoum AU - Haghani, Hamid TI - Self-Concept and Related Factors in Children and Adolescents with Thalassemia Major Aged 7-18 in Golestan Province, 2012 PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - nmj JN - nmj VO - 11 VI - 1 IP - 1 4099 - http://nmj.goums.ac.ir/article-1-545-en.html 4100 - http://nmj.goums.ac.ir/article-1-545-en.pdf SO - nmj 1 AB  - Background and Objective: The people with Thalassemia, because of frequent blood transfusion and sever complication ,require constant medical supervision, and their psychological problems are paramount. This study aimed to determine Self-Concept and related factors in children and adolescents with Thalassemia major aged 7-18 in Golestan province ,2012. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 155, using census sampling, children and adolescents with Thalassemia major refereeing to therapeutic and health centers for blood transfusion. The instruments were Piers-Harris self-concept questionnaire and demographic data . The analysis was performed by SPSS software using ANOV and t-test. Results: The mean of self-concept was low, and there was significant relationship between self-concept and variables such as age, educational status, dropout , order of birth, the number of children in family and parents’ education level. But no significant difference was observed between self-concept and the factors such as sport, the frequency of transfusion, economic status. Conclusion: The results revealed that the self-concept of the thalassaemic patients is low. Some non-adjustable factors exacerbate this condition, but encouraging them to continue their education, informing their parents more about their children’s disease can be helpful to improve their self-concept. CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - nmj PG - 59 PT - Original Article YR - 2014