Authors :
Deepika Lohan; Dr. Rajesh Kumar
Volume/Issue :
Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 1 - January
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10522186
Abstract :
Hemophilia does not only affect patients
physically but also socially and psychologically. In
addition to family and friends, their larger support system
frequently consists of medical experts and other
specialists. The important concern of the present time is
to confront the psychological burden associated with
hemophilia. The primary aim was to compare persons
with hemophilia and healthy controls on Social Support.
PGI Social Support Questionnaire (P.G.I-S.S.Q) was used
as a tool. The sample of the investigation comprised 180
males, out of which 90 were persons with hemophilia and
90 were healthy controls. The data was collected from the
northern states i.e., Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.
t-test revealed that there is a significant difference on
Social Support. Persons with Hemophilia scored higher
than Healthy Controls on Social Support. One-way
ANOVA was performed to compare the effect of three
different age groups among PWH and came out to be
significant. Hemophilia Treatment centers ought to have
social workers and psychologists on staff to provide both
individual and group therapy to gratify the unmet needs
of PWH and their caregivers.
Keywords :
Social Support, Persons with Hemophilia, Healthy Controls.
Hemophilia does not only affect patients
physically but also socially and psychologically. In
addition to family and friends, their larger support system
frequently consists of medical experts and other
specialists. The important concern of the present time is
to confront the psychological burden associated with
hemophilia. The primary aim was to compare persons
with hemophilia and healthy controls on Social Support.
PGI Social Support Questionnaire (P.G.I-S.S.Q) was used
as a tool. The sample of the investigation comprised 180
males, out of which 90 were persons with hemophilia and
90 were healthy controls. The data was collected from the
northern states i.e., Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.
t-test revealed that there is a significant difference on
Social Support. Persons with Hemophilia scored higher
than Healthy Controls on Social Support. One-way
ANOVA was performed to compare the effect of three
different age groups among PWH and came out to be
significant. Hemophilia Treatment centers ought to have
social workers and psychologists on staff to provide both
individual and group therapy to gratify the unmet needs
of PWH and their caregivers.
Keywords :
Social Support, Persons with Hemophilia, Healthy Controls.
