Nursing care to supports health promotion of children with cancer and their families undergoing outpatient chemotherapy

• Project/Area Number: 21792263
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: FUJITA Ayaka 九州大学, 医学研究院・保健学部門 (10437791)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: 外来化学療法 / 子ども / 家族

Research Abstract

This research aimed to uncover the state of families with children in outpatientchemotherapy to realize nursing care supports their health promotion. The parents ofchildren with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who have faced outpatient chemotherapywere interviewed and their daily life experience was studied by questionnaire method. Our survey revealed that most parents suffered from difficulties in managing theirchild' s physical condition during the outpatient therapy. Nursing supports finelytailored to each family are strongly required.