Side effects of chemotherapy in children with cancer: Effects of nursing training administered to caregivers

Objective: The present study aimed to assess the consequences of providing nursing training to caregivers of children with cancer on the side effects associated with chemotherapy. Design: The present study used a pre-test-post-test experimental design. Setting: The study was conducted in a paediatri...

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Published in:Australian journal of advanced nursing 2019-06, Vol.36 (4), p.37-44
Main Authors: Uzun, Zeynep, Kucuk, Sibel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Cancer
Cancer in children
Cancer research
Cancer therapies
Cancer treatment
Caregivers
Chemotherapy
Children
Childrens health
Education
Families & family life
Health aspects
Health care
Hematology
Hospitals
In-service training
Infection
Neutropenia
Nosocomial infections
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing care
Nursing education
Nutrition
Nutrition research
Oncology
Patients
Pediatrics
Side effects
Therapeutics
Training
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Summary:Objective: The present study aimed to assess the consequences of providing nursing training to caregivers of children with cancer on the side effects associated with chemotherapy. Design: The present study used a pre-test-post-test experimental design. Setting: The study was conducted in a paediatric hematological oncology hospital in Ankara, Turkey Subjects: This study was conducted with 40 caregivers responsible for looking after child patients, all of which had been recently diagnosed with cancer, but who had not started chemotherapy. Primary argument: The knowledge scores of the caregivers on issues related to infection and bleeding risk, nutrition and oral care and total scores were significantly higher than their pre-test scores before undergoing training (p
ISSN:0813-0531
1447-4328
1447-4328
DOI:10.37464/2019.364.1465