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dc.contributor.advisorPiamjariyakul, Ubolraten_US
dc.contributor.advisorWilliams, Phoebe D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorShanberg, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Phoebe D.
dc.contributor.authorPiamjariyakul, Ubolrat
dc.contributor.editorNeuberger, Geri
dc.coverage.temporalFall 2010 - Spring 2011en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-08T15:28:44Z
dc.date.available2011-09-08T15:28:44Z
dc.date.copyright2011en_US
dc.date.created2011en_US
dc.date.issued2011-09-08en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2271/987en_US
dc.description.abstractPatients undergoing treatment for cancer, whether it includes chemotherapy and/or radiation, experience many side effects that are linked to the treatment. The specific purposes of this study were to examine (a) what Thai parents report they do to help alleviate symptoms that the child experiences during cancer therapy; and (b) what categories of dependent care and/or complementary therapies were those methods reported. Orem’s self-care/dependent-care concept was used to guide the analysis of the care pediatric patients received. Secondary analysis was done of data collected from a larger study at the National Children’s Hospital in Thailand. The sample included children ages 5-17 years (N=100). Of the 100 patients, 71 were male and 29 female; while 75 patients were 5-11 years old, and 25 patients 12-17 years old. Cancer diagnoses can be divided into the following: 63% leukemia, 12% nervous system tumors, 10% solid tumors, 6% lymphoma, and 9% Other. The 34-item Therapy-Related Symptom Checklist for Children (TRSC-C) was used to record patients’ symptom occurrence/severity (0, no symptom; 4, “A whole lot”); and the Symptom Alleviation: Self-Care Methods (SA:SCM) tool was used to identify methods parents used to alleviate chemotherapy-related symptoms. To address the study purposes, descriptive data and content analyses were done. Symptom occurrence of 16 symptoms were reported by 45% or more of patients; and mean severity “2”, or “Quite a bit” of the top five reported symptoms included hair loss, nausea, vomiting, fever, loss of appetite. Of the six categories of self/dependent-care methods/complementary therapies, all were found useful; and, Diet/nutrition/life-style and Mind/Body Control were the most utilized. Assessing patient/parent-reported symptoms and use of self/dependent care and complementary therapies help Thai families cope during pediatric cancer treatments.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF NURSING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING HONORS PROGRAMen_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsSELF REPORTED HEALTH PROMOTION BEHAVIORS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES IN A WEIGHT LOSS INTERVENTION Biethman, E Hamera, E PATIENT SATISFACTION FOR THE ADULTS WITH DOWN SYNDROME SPECIALTY CLINIC Bowman, S Peterson, M BUILDING STUDENT RESOURCES FOR THE KANSAS CENTER FOR NURSING SCHOLARSHIP & LEADERSHIP Feighny, M Teel, C EXPLORING BARRIERS TO EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AMONG ADOLESCENT LATINA WOMEN Hansen, L L Wambach, K FAMILY CAREGIVER STRAIN AND RESIDENT DISTRESS IN THE DEMENTIA POPULATION OF NURSING HOME FACILITIES Harris, B Bott, M J COMPLEMENTARY THERAPY/CARE TO RELIEVE PEDIATRIC CANCER-THERAPY RELATED SYMPTOMS IN THAILAND Shanberg, R Williams, P D Piamjariyakul, U
dc.format.extent16 pagesen_US
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dc.subjectCancer Therapy-Related Symptomsen_US
dc.subjectPediatric Canceren_US
dc.subjectThailanden_US
dc.titleComplementary therapy and care to relieve pediatric cancer therapy-related symptoms in Thailanden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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