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KMID : 0607320080170010085
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Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2008 Volume.17 No. 1 p.85 ~ p.96
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Child Cancer Survivors’ Quality of Life Based on Their Parents’ Support and Past History
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Kim Yoon-Jung
Kwon Hye-Jin
Cha Hye-Gyeong
Kim Chung-Aie
Park Yoon-Ja
Kim Hye-Jin
Seo Jong-Jin
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was done to evaluate the child cancer survivors’ quality of life on the basis of their own and their parents’ reports.
Methods: This is a descriptive research whereby a structured questionaire was given, upon agreement, to 76 parents and 76 adolescents who were diagnosed as completely cured and remained under follow-up observation as outpatients. The tools adopted in this study included PedsQLTM 4.0 developed by Varni et al. (1999) and a Korean version as revised by Choi(2004). The data collected was subjected to SPSS.
Results: No difference was identified between the quality of life perceived by adolescents and that perceived by their parents (p=.50). The quality of life of adolescents by general characteristics and past history was found to differ, depending upon their current academic status (p=.03), diagnosis, treatment type, time-off treatment and late effects (p=.00, p=.04, p=.01, p=.00). A positive correlation was identified between adolescents’ quality of life and time-off treatment and late effects (r=.30, p=.01). A positive correlation was also identified between adolescents’ quality of life and mothers’ support (r=.34, p=.00).
Conclusion: It is essential that individual nursing intervention models be developed in consideration of the adolescents’ diagnosis of cancer, treatment type, time-off treatment and late effects.
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KEYWORD
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Adolescent, Support, Quality of life
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