Symptoms in children after chemotherapy Kanserli çocuklarda kemoterapi sonrası görülen semptomlar
Guncel Pediatri, cilt.14, sa.2, ss.74-81, 2016 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2016
- Doi Numarası: 10.4274/jcp.03164
- Dergi Adı: Guncel Pediatri
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.74-81
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Cancer, children, symptoms
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Introduction: Identification of symptoms resulted from chemotherapy in children. Materials and Methods: In this study 46 children and adolescents who had chemotherapy in a pediatric oncology clinic of an oncology hospital were included. Sociodemographic questionnaire and Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (10-18 years) were used as data collection tool. Results: In this survey the mean age of children with cancer was 13.47±2.14 years and the majority of them (41.3%) were monitored with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis. The most common symptoms in children who had chemotherapy in hospital were fatigue (76.1%), feeling nervous (69.6%), alopecia (65.2%), nausea (60.9%) and feeling sad (60.9%), while the least common symptoms were swelling in the arms/legs (8.7%) and problems in urination (6.5%). The most troublesome symptoms were dizziness (66.6%), difficulty in swallowing (64.3%), pain (47.8%) and hair loss (43.4%). Conclusions: It was seen that the children still experience high prevalence of post-treatment symptoms, they had more intense psychological symptoms and physical symptoms caused more discomfort.