Title

Perceived social support, psychological capital and sleep quality among the mothers of leukemic Children

Authors

Amalorpava Rajathi Anthony Pitchai¹, Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran^1,*, Duraikannu Anandhi², Kannan Kasinathan¹, Sivagomathi Hariharaputhiran¹, Faizunnisa Mohamed Asadullah Roomy³ & Dharani Masilamani⁴

Affiliation

¹Department of Child Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ²Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ³Department of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ⁴Department of Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Amalorpava Rajathi Anthony Pitchai - E-mail: jesuamalor2306@gmail.com
Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran - E-mail: shankarshaki@yahoo.com
Duraikannu Anandhi - E-mail: danandhi01@gmail.com
Kannan Kasinathan - E-mail: kanmani70@gmail.com
Sivagomathi Hariharaputhiran - E-mail: sivagomathigajendran@gmail.com
Faizunnisa Mohamed Asadullah Roomy - E-mail: faizunnisasn@gmail.com
Dharani Masilamani - E-mail: karthiktvm77@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received August 1, 2026; Revised August 31, 2026; Accepted August 31, 2026, Published August 31, 2026

Abstract

Mothers of children with leukemia face significant emotional and physical challenges, impacting their psychological well-being and sleep quality. A quantitative descriptive study of 60 mothers revealed that social support positively influences psychological capital but may be associated with poor sleep quality. Age, family structure and education also play important roles in these variables. Understanding these relationships provides valuable insights for developing interventions to enhance maternal Psychological capital (Hope, Self Efficacy, Resilience and Optimism (HERO)) and caregiving capacity. Thus, data shows the complex interplay between social support, psychological strength and sleep in this vulnerable population.

Keywords

Psychological capital, social support, sleep quality, mothers of leukemia children

Citation

Pitchai et al. Bioinformation 22(8): 4599-4604 (2026)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.