2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Nursing care to supports health promotion of children with cancer and their families undergoing outpatient chemotherapy
Project/Area Number |
21792263
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Lifelong developmental nursing
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Research Institution | Kyushu University |
Principal Investigator |
FUJITA Ayaka 九州大学, 医学研究院・保健学部門 (10437791)
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Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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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.
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