Quality of palliative care in children with cancer in Lebanon
المؤلفون المشاركون
Huwayjir, Huda Abu Sad
Khuri, Mayy Nayifah
Sagherian, Knar
Abbud, Mighil R.
Tamim, Hani
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 61، العدد 4 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2013)، ص ص. 228-236، 9ص.
الناشر
تاريخ النشر
2013-12-31
دولة النشر
لبنان
عدد الصفحات
9
التخصصات الرئيسية
الموضوعات
الملخص EN
OBJECTIVE : There is a growing research interest in pediatric palliative care in Lebanon.
To date the existing studies have focused on the perspective of parents of children with cancer.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of life (QoL), symptom prevalence and management, functional ability, and the quality of care among children with cancer at the Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon.
METHODS : A cross-sectional survey design was used.
A convenience sample of 85 patients on therapy aged 7 to 18 years participated in the study between 2010 and 2011.
Using face to face interviews, a combina- tion of four instruments were administered in Arabic.
RESULTS : The mean age of the participants was 12.5 years, with the majority having leukemia.
Overall, the children had satisfactory health-related QoL, with the exception of the nausea and worry subscales, had no limitations in functional abilities, and were satisfied with the care that they received.
In children between 7 to 12 years, the most common symptoms were lack of appetite, pain, and nausea, while adolescents between 13 to 18 years experienced lack of energy, irritability, and pain.
Pain and nausea were the most frequently treated symptoms.
CONCLUSION : Although the participants reported satisfactory QoL, yet symptom management was inadequate and mainly focused on treating the physical symptoms.
It is recommended to provide both pharmacological and psychological interventions in order to alleviate symptom burden and hence improve QoL in children with cancer.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Huwayjir, Huda Abu Sad& Sagherian, Knar& Tamim, Hani& Khuri, Mayy Nayifah& Abbud, Mighil R.. 2013. Quality of palliative care in children with cancer in Lebanon. Journal Médical Libanais،Vol. 61, no. 4, pp.228-236.
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نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Huwayjir, Huda Abu Sad…[et al.]. Quality of palliative care in children with cancer in Lebanon. Journal Médical Libanais Vol. 61, no. 4 (2013), pp.228-236.
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نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Huwayjir, Huda Abu Sad& Sagherian, Knar& Tamim, Hani& Khuri, Mayy Nayifah& Abbud, Mighil R.. Quality of palliative care in children with cancer in Lebanon. Journal Médical Libanais. 2013. Vol. 61, no. 4, pp.228-236.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-395927
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references : p. 235-236
رقم السجل
BIM-395927
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر