Abstract
Validity and Reliability of Turkish Version the Family Inventory of Needs-Pediatric II: An Inventory to Identify Care Needs of Parents of Children with Cancer
Highlights
The incidence of childhood cancer varies between 110 and 150 in a million for children under 15 years old
With reference to Pediatric Cancer records of Turkish Pediatric Oncology Group (TPOG) and Turkish Society of Pediatric Hematology (TSPH) in 2002-2009, 11.898 children were diagnosed, leukemia was on the first rank with the rate of 32.4%, lymphomas was on the second rank with the rate of 16.8%, and central nervous system tumor was on the third rank with the rate of 13.2% among these diagnoses.[2]
This study provided a tool about the needs of parents of children with cancer, which is a topic that has not previously been studied in Turkey
Summary
The incidence of childhood cancer varies between 110 and 150 in a million for children under 15 years old. Having a child with cancer is a very difficult experience for parents. Parents attempting to manage the increasing treatment burden of the child and the side effects caused by cancer treatments completely focus on the needs of the sick child generally by deferring their own needs.[3,4] Parents undertake the tasks of learning complicated treatment protocols, following up on chemotherapy and its side effects, maintaining efficient contact with healthcare personnel, and providing support to other members of the family, in addition to the sick child. Parents might experience problems in their relationships with their sick children, affecting family experiences with other children and spouses. Parents might experience problems in their relationships with their sick children, affecting family experiences with other children and spouses. [4,5] During this process, parents require information, guidance, and support to facilitate decision making.[6]
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