Parental views regarding symptoms in children with cancer and recognition of cancer-related fatigue
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2009
Yazarlar: Hatice BAL YILMAZ, Gonca Karayaǧiz Muslu, Fatma Taş, Didar Zümrüt BAŞBAKKAL, Mehmet KANTAR
TURK ONKOLOGI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Scopus, 2009, cilt 24, ss 122-127
Özet
OBJECTIVES: This descriptive study aimed to assess parental knowledge regarding cancer-related symptoms and their attitude regarding fatigue in children treated for cancer. METHODS: This study included 89 parents of children with cancer who were being treated in the pediatric oncology clinics of four hospitals in Izmir. A questionnaire form consisting of 13 items was used to collect data. RESULTS: Parents observed severe alopecia in 48.3%, fatigue in 49.4%, nausea-vomiting in 34.8%, anxiety in 24.7%, moderate taste change in 23.6%; constipation/diarrhea in 28.1%, pain in 7%, sleeping difficulty in 12.4%, and rare respiratory distress in 7.9%. Parents reported cancer-related fatigue severely affecting their children's school activity in 43.8%, friendships in 39.3%, psychology in 37.1%, play activity in 36%, energy in 29.2%, and family relationships in 28.1%. CONCLUSION: We determined that parents were able to assess their child's cancer-related symptoms, as well as the fatigue that affected their child's quality of life.