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Tânia Alteniza Leandro1, Viviane Martins da Silva1, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes1
1School of Pharmacology, Dentistry and Nursing, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
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This study examined Impaired Comfort indicators in pediatric cancer patients, finding crying and fear more common in children and boys reporting dissatisfaction more often. These findings help understand comfort needs in young cancer patients.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Oncology
- Nursing Research
- Patient Comfort
Background:
- Impaired Comfort is a significant issue for pediatric cancer patients.
- Understanding specific indicators and their associations is crucial for effective care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the association between clinical indicators of Impaired Comfort and patient demographics (age group, sex) and hospital sector.
- To analyze the prevalence of specific Impaired Comfort indicators in hospitalized children and adolescents with cancer.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study was conducted with 192 children and adolescents.
- Data were collected using a specifically developed instrument.
- Analysis focused on associations between comfort indicators and patient characteristics.
Main Results:
- The sample comprised mostly males with a mean age of 11 years.
- The most frequent indicators were Crying, Report of lack of satisfaction, Report of feeling cold, and Report of feeling uncomfortable.
- Crying and Fear were more prevalent in children than adolescents; boys more frequently reported lack of satisfaction.
Conclusions:
- The study successfully determined the strength of association for Impaired Comfort indicators in pediatric cancer patients.
- Findings provide insights into the specific comfort needs and expressions of children and adolescents with cancer.
Objective:
To determine the strength of the association between the clinical indicators of Impaired Comfort and the evaluation sector in the hospital, age group and sex of patients with cancer.
Method:
Cross-sectional study, conducted in a children's hospital, with 192 children and adolescents. For the collection, we used an instrument developed for the study.
Results:
The majority of the sample was male, with mean age of 11 years. The indicators most evidenced among the hospitalized patients were Crying, Report of lack of satisfaction with the situation, Report of feeling cold, and Report of feeling uncomfortable. Crying and Fear were more prevalent in children compared with adolescents, and boys were the ones that verbalized the most the Report of lack of satisfaction with the situation.
Conclusion:
This study enabled determining the strength of the association of the indicators of Impaired Comfort expressed by children and adolescents with cancer.
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