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Quality Of Life of Caregivers and Impact on the Nuclear Family of Children with Leukaemia in the National Cancer Institute of Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Pathirana, T.I.
dc.contributor.author Goonewardena, C.S.E.
dc.contributor.author Wijesiriwardane, I.
dc.date.accessioned 2017-03-23T08:11:59Z
dc.date.available 2017-03-23T08:11:59Z
dc.date.issued 2015-07
dc.identifier.citation Pathirana, T.I., Goonewardena, C.S.E., & Wijesiriwardane, I. (2015). Quality Of Life of Caregivers and Impact on the Nuclear Family of Children with Leukaemia in the National Cancer Institute of Sri Lanka. Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, 2, 1-5. doi: 10.4038/jpgim.7863 en_US, si_LK
dc.identifier.issn 2362-0323
dc.identifier.uri http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/4516
dc.description.abstract Childhood leukaemia is the commonest cancer in children aged below 15 years. A diagnosis of childhood leukaemia is a devastating experience for any parent. This hospital-based descriptive cross sectional study aimed to assess the quality of life (QOL) of caregivers and the impact on the nuclear families of children with leukaemia. A convenient sample of 140 caregivers was surveyed using an interviewer administered questionnaire. Nearly 50% of caregivers reported low QOL in the psychological 71(50.7%), social 66(47.1%) and environmental 64(45.7%) domains while most nuclear families underwent moderate financial 88(62.9%) and psychological 100(71.4%) impacts. There was a statistically significant decline in parental employment status following the diagnosis (p<0.05). en_US, si_LK
dc.language.iso en en_US, si_LK
dc.publisher Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo en_US, si_LK
dc.subject childhood cancer en_US, si_LK
dc.subject childhood leukaemia en_US, si_LK
dc.subject caregiver en_US, si_LK
dc.subject quality of life en_US, si_LK
dc.subject nuclear family en_US, si_LK
dc.title Quality Of Life of Caregivers and Impact on the Nuclear Family of Children with Leukaemia in the National Cancer Institute of Sri Lanka en_US, si_LK
dc.type Article en_US, si_LK


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