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Information Needs Assessment among Parents of Children with Cancer

Mohammad Esmail Motlagh1, Mehdi Mirzaei-Alavijeh2, Seyyed Nasrollah Hosseini3

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Faculty Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention : APJCP
|June 28, 2019
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Parents of children with leukemia have significant information needs regarding their child's care. Higher education, better economic status, and larger family size correlate with greater information requirements for childhood cancer care.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Oncology
  • Health Information Needs
  • Family Caregiver Support

Background:

  • Parents of children diagnosed with leukemia require comprehensive information for effective child care.
  • Understanding these information needs is crucial for developing supportive interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the specific medical, physical, mental, and lifestyle information needs of parents caring for children with leukemia.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study involving 209 parents of children with leukemia in western Iran.
  • Data collected through individual interviews and analyzed using t-tests, ANOVA, and bivariate correlations.

Main Results:

  • Parents reported a 55.6% score for their information needs.
  • Significant positive correlations were found between information needs and higher education levels, better economic status, and larger family size.

Conclusions:

  • Parents of children with leukemia express a strong need for information to manage their child's care.
  • Findings can guide the development of effective programs to enhance parental information access and support for childhood cancer.

Keywords:
EducationNeoplasmsParentsPediatrics

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