Comparison of Negative Mood Regulation, Personal Behavior and Life Style in Cancer Patients, Heart Patients and Normal People

The purpose of this study was to compare negative mood regulation, personal behavior and lifestyle in cancer patients, heart and normal patients.

This is a causal-comparative study. The statistical population of the study included all cancer patients who referred to medical centers of Urmia city during the first 3 months of 2018. 75 cancer patients, 75 heart patients and 75 normal people were selected through the available sampling method. responded to Negative Settlement Questionnaires for Katanazar and Mirens (1990), Pender's Lifestyle Life Questionnaire, and Personal Inventory of Collins and Associates (1973). The data were analyzed using by ANOVA analysis method.

The results of ANOVA analysis showed that there was a significant difference between the groups of cardiac patients and normal people with cancer patients of negative mood regulation, personal behavior and life style (p<0.01). Also, there was no significant difference between negative mood regulation, personal behavior and lifestyle of cardiac patients and normal people (p<0.01).

The results showed that cancer patients experience more problems in regulating negative mood, personal behavior and lifestyle than cardiac patients and normal people.
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