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Effectiveness of a discharge-planning program and home visits for meeting the physical care needs of children with cancer

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Abstract

Goals of work

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a discharge-planning program on helping caregivers meet the physical care needs of children with cancer.

Patients and methods

This research is a quasi-experimental type of study in a pediatric oncology clinic at a university hospital in Izmir/Turkey. The control group had 25 and the experimental group had 24 patients with their caregivers. For the experimental group, discharge planning, discharge teaching, home visits, and telephone consultation were provided and has been planned to investigate the effectiveness of a discharge-planning program on helping caregivers meet the physical care needs of children with cancer between 0–18 years of age.

Main results

In the third assessment, the number of patients that needed physical care needs in the experimental and control groups was decreased, and children in the experimental group had a lower number of physical care needs. A decreased number of unplanned admissions to the hospital at the first and third follow-up times, a decrease in unplanned admissions, and higher satisfaction rate were seen in the experimental group caregivers.

Conclusions

A discharge-planning program and a hospital-based home care model had a very significant effect on the care needs of children with cancer and their caregivers. Our findings indicate that a discharge-planning program and a hospital-based home care model had a very significant effect on the care needs of children with cancer and their caregivers.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions and participation of the patients and caregivers. The authors want to thank Dr. Mehmet Kantar for his help and valuable comments on the manuscript, Hatice Uluer for statistical support, and Dr. Nazan Çetingül for her help in printing the booklets.

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  1. Pediatric Oncology Clinic, Ege University, 13500, Izmir, Turkey

    Medine Caliskan Yilmaz

  2. Public Health Nursing Department, Ege University School of Nursing, 35100, Izmir, Turkey

    Suheyla A. Ozsoy

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Caliskan Yilmaz, M., Ozsoy, S.A. Effectiveness of a discharge-planning program and home visits for meeting the physical care needs of children with cancer. Support Care Cancer 18, 243–253 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-009-0650-2

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