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    Cancer Nursing:

    January/February 2010 - Volume 33 - Issue 1 - pp 47-54


    doi: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3181aaf0fa
    Articles

    The Impact of Cancer on Children's Physical, Emotional,


    and Psychosocial Well-being
    Li, Ho Cheung William PhD; Chung, Oi K. Joyce MPH; Chiu, Sau Ying MPH

    Abstract
    The diagnosis and treatment of cancer are a stressful and threatening experience, which can
    be emotionally devastating to children. Despite the improved prognosis, the course of cancer
    treatment has tremendous impact on children. This article aims to examine the impact of
    cancer on physical, emotional, and psychosocial well-being of Hong Kong Chinese children,
    an area of research that has been underrepresented in the literature. Ninety-eight Hong
    Kong Chinese children aged 7 to 15 years, admitted for treatment of cancer in 2 pediatric
    oncology units of 2 different hospitals, were invited to participate in the study. Findings from
    this study indicated that the children scored considerably high state anxiety on admission,
    and more than half of the participants presented some depressive symptoms during their
    stay in the hospital. Moreover, semistructured interviews indicated that nearly all children
    expressed different degrees of sadness and worry. The findings suggested that there is a
    room for improvement in existing nursing intervention regarding preparing children for
    hospitalization and treatment of cancer. There is an imperative need for nurses to evaluate
    appropriate nursing interventions that can help children resume their normal growth and
    development, in particular, to help them ease the physical, emotional, and psychological
    burden of life-threatening disease.
    http://journals.lww.com/cancernursingonline/Abstract/2010/01000/The_Impact_of
    _Cancer_on_Children_s_Physical,.7.aspx

    The Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT2.0):


    Psychometric Properties of a Screener for Psychosocial
    Distress in Families of Children Newly Diagnosed with
    Cancer
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2819976/

    Screening for Psychosocial Risk in Pediatric Cancer


    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3396795/

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