在新诊断的儿科瘤学患者中,家庭药物治疗方案的复杂性
K Elizabeth Skipper1, Aman Wadhwa, Marti Rice
1Author Affiliations: School of Nursing (Ms Skipper and Drs Rice and Landier), Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship, School of Medicine (Ms Skipper and Drs Wadhwa, York, Bhatia, and Landier), and Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine (Drs Wadhwa, Bhatia, and Landier), University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Cancer nursing
|January 8, 2025
概括
大多数新诊断出癌症的儿童都会接受复杂的家庭药物治疗方案. 这凸显了为管理儿科瘤治疗的父母和照顾者提供专业教育的需要.
科学领域:
- 儿科瘤学 儿科瘤学
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
- 卫生教育卫生教育教育
背景情况:
- 新确诊的癌症儿童的父母需要接受家庭护理教育.
- 管理复杂的药物治疗方案是儿科癌症家庭护理的一个关键方面.
研究的目的:
- 评估儿童瘤病患者家庭药物治疗方案的复杂性.
- 在这个人群中确定与高药物负担相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 对儿科瘤患者的出院药物进行了清单和分类.
- 使用药物治疗方案复杂性指数 (MRCI) 来量化治疗方案的复杂性.
- 使用后勤回归来识别相关的患者特征.
主要成果:
- 这项研究包括了105名儿科瘤患者,中位数为9种出院药物.
- 高比例的患者接受了抗药 (94.3%),抗微生物药 (93.3%) 和止痛药 (88.6%).
- 白血病/淋巴瘤诊断 (OR 2.7) 和年龄较大 (OR 1.1/年) 与更高的MRCI得分有关.
结论:
- 大多数新诊断的儿科癌症患者有复杂的家庭药物治疗方案.
- 护士可以利用这些发现,为护理人员创建量身定制的药物教育.
- 有效的护理人员教育对于成功的儿童癌症治疗的家庭管理至关重要.
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