Suggestion Guidelines for Caregivers Having Children With Wilms'tumor | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 2, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2017, Page 15-24 PDF (614.35 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2017.44916 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Amal Kamal; Randa Mohamed Adly; Zeinab Fathy | ||||
| Pediatric Nursing Department – Faculty of Nursing- Ain Shams University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Aim of study, is to assess the role of caregivers having children with Wilms'tumor, design suggestion guidelines for caregivers having children with Wilms'tumor and disseminate a guideline booklet for parent having children with Wilms' tumor based on need assessment. Design: A descriptive design. Setting: The study was conducted at outpatient clinic and inpatient departments in Children's Cancer Hospital (57357). Subject: The study sample was a purposive sample involved of 80 children suffering from Wilms'tumor, both sex, aged from one day to less than or equal 15 years accompanied with their caregivers. Tools of data collection: A predesigned questionnaire to assess caregivers’ knowledge and practices regarding to their children with Wilms'tumor: Results: The present study revealed that, the mean age of the studied children (3.51±2.97). The greatest majority of the studied caregivers were mothers. There was a statistical significant difference between educational level of the caregivers and their level of knowledge Pvalue(0.013).There was a statistical significant difference between working condition of the caregivers and their level of practices P-value (0.001).Conclusion: The level of knowledge & practices were ranged from poor to an average level among the great majority of the studied caregivers. Therefore, there is a need for the guidelines to support them in care of their children with Wilms'tumor. Recommendations: It could be recommended: Continuous assessment for the level of knowledge & practices of caregivers for children with Wilms'tumor, implementation programs for caregivers having children with Wilms'tumor to keep them updated with health education about care of their children. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Wilms'tumor; Caregivers; Children; Knowledge; Practices | ||||
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