The relationship between primary maladaptive schemas and coping strategies with the helplessness of family caregivers of cancer patients

The aim of the current research was to determine the relationship between primary maladaptive schemas and coping strategies with the helplessness of family caregivers of cancer patients. The current research was a descriptive research and the research design was correlational. The research community consisted of all caregivers of cancer patients referred to the palliative medicine centers of Firouzgar Hospital in Tehran, the Cancer Research Center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and the Cancer Research Center of the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education in 2019, of which 300 people using The available sampling methods were selected as the sample size. The tools used in this research were family helplessness questionnaire (McCubbin, Thompson and McCubbin, 1996), primary maladaptive schemas (Yang, 1998), coping strategies (Andler and Parker, 1980). Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to analyze the data. The findings showed that there is a significant positive relationship between the initial maladaptive schemas and the helplessness of the family of caregivers of cancer patients (p<0.01). However, no significant relationship was observed between coping strategies and helplessness of family caregivers of cancer patients.