Impact of health educational program upon knowledge and practices of caregivers having acute leukemic adolescent patients
Other Title(s)
تأثير البرنامج التثقيفي الصحي على ممارسات و معلومات المقدمي الرعاية الذين لديهم مرضى المصابين باللوكيما الحادة
Joint Authors
Husayn, Karim Ahmad
al-Ani, Murawwij Hashim
Hasan, Shukayr Salim
Source
Publisher
University of Duhok College of Medicine
Publication Date
2012-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
English Abstract
Background: Acute leukemia is a malignant hematologic disorder characterized by a proliferation of immature WBC that infiltrates the BM, peripheral blood, and other organs.
Home care is the fastest growing component of the health care, and caregivers provide and construct important emotional and physical care for a person with cancer.
Objectives: To improve knowledge and practice of caregivers having adolescent leukemic patients.
Methods: A quasi experimental study was carried out in Nanakali Hospital for Blood Disease / Erbil city from the period of 1st Nov.
2010 to 1st Nov.
2011 .
Seventy caregivers were participated in the study (35 controls and 35 study group).
Results: Most of the caregivers were mothers, their mean age was (41.7±9.176 and 40 ± 8.15) years old, the highest percentage were illiterate, coming from rural areas, living with low socioeconomic status (SES), the mean age of adolescent leukemic patients were (14.94 ± 2.950, 14.83±3.535) years old, most of the adolescent leukemic were males, and having type Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) , in the control and study groups respectively.
The result indicates that there are highly significant differences between pre-test and post-tests (1 and 2) related to caregivers’ knowledge and practices at p-value (.001, 028, 003 and .012) in the study groups respectively.
Conclusion: The study reveals to improving the knowledge and practices of caregivers having adolescent leukemic patient related to study groups after implementation of health educational program
Data Type
Conference Papers
Record ID
BIM-832003
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hasan, Shukayr Salim& Husayn, Karim Ahmad& al-Ani, Murawwij Hashim. 2012-12-31. Impact of health educational program upon knowledge and practices of caregivers having acute leukemic adolescent patients. The Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Medical Sciences (2th : 2012 : University of Duhok, Iraq). . Vol. 6, First supplement (Dec. 2012), pp.117-126.Dihok Iraq : University of Duhok College of Medicine.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hasan, Shukayr Salim…[et al.]. Impact of health educational program upon knowledge and practices of caregivers having acute leukemic adolescent patients. . Dihok Iraq : University of Duhok College of Medicine. 2012-12-31.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Hasan, Shukayr Salim& Husayn, Karim Ahmad& al-Ani, Murawwij Hashim. Impact of health educational program upon knowledge and practices of caregivers having acute leukemic adolescent patients. . The Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Medical Sciences (2th : 2012 : University of Duhok, Iraq).
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