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.authorPathirana, T.I.
dc.contributor.authorGoonawardena, C.S.E.
dc.contributor.authorWijesiriwardane, I.
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-08T09:05:39Z
dc.date.available2017-11-08T09:05:39Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractAttacheden_US, si_LK
dc.description.abstractChildhood 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).
dc.identifier.citationPathirana, T.I., Goonawardena, 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, Vol.2 (E18), pp. 1-5en_US, si_LK
dc.identifier.urihttp://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/6709
dc.language.isoen_USen_US, si_LK
dc.publisherJournal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicineen_US, si_LK
dc.subjectchildhood canceren_US, si_LK
dc.subjectchildhood leukaemiaen_US, si_LK
dc.subjectcaregiveren_US, si_LK
dc.subjectquality of lifeen_US, si_LK
dc.subjectnuclear familyen_US, si_LK
dc.titleQuality of life of caregivers and impact on the nuclear family of children with leukaemia in the National Cancer Institute of Sri Lankaen_US, si_LK
dc.typeArticleen_US, si_LK

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