Background: Cancer diagnosis and its treatment highly affects negatively on health –related quality of life of children with cancer in physical, social, psychological, and cognitive dimensions in addition to put their care giver in a challenging situation.The aim: of this study was to evaluate the effect of educational training program for mothers about care of their children with cancer and its effect on children health status. Quasi-experimental research design was used in the study, a convenient sample of 50 mothers and their children with cancer at inpatient and out- patient departments at Oncology Institute in Mansoura City for six months from November 2013 to April 2014.The tools: of data collection were an interview questionnaire formto collect data about socio-demographic characteristics for studied mothers and their children, assessment of knowledge& reported practice related childhood cancer and chemotherapy sheet and assessment of children health status scale. The results: revealed that There were statistically significant improvements in mother's knowledge and reported practice with p. value P<0.001.Subsequently, the results lead to a positive impact on their children's health status (physical, psychological, and social status),while there were no statistically significant improvement in children school achievement and their self- care .The study recommended: periodic or continuoustraining program should be applied for mothers and their child in the pediatric oncology departments to improve their knowledge and practice about childhood cancerwhich can increase improving in physical, psychological and social dimensions for children and subsequently improving of school achievement and self-care as possible.
Bahig, D., Khalil, A., Abdella, N., & Elmazahy, M. (2016). Effect of Educational Training Program for Mothers about their Cancer Children Care and its Effect on Children Health Status. Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing, 3(2), 44-58. doi: 10.21608/pssjn.2016.32500
MLA
Doaa Bahig; Amal Khalil; Nabilla Abdella; Momahmed Elmazahy. "Effect of Educational Training Program for Mothers about their Cancer Children Care and its Effect on Children Health Status". Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing, 3, 2, 2016, 44-58. doi: 10.21608/pssjn.2016.32500
HARVARD
Bahig, D., Khalil, A., Abdella, N., Elmazahy, M. (2016). 'Effect of Educational Training Program for Mothers about their Cancer Children Care and its Effect on Children Health Status', Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing, 3(2), pp. 44-58. doi: 10.21608/pssjn.2016.32500
VANCOUVER
Bahig, D., Khalil, A., Abdella, N., Elmazahy, M. Effect of Educational Training Program for Mothers about their Cancer Children Care and its Effect on Children Health Status. Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing, 2016; 3(2): 44-58. doi: 10.21608/pssjn.2016.32500