Nurses' experiences of psychosocial care needs of children with thalassaemia and their families in Jordan: A phenomenological study

Abstract

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Rješavanje potrebe za postavljanjem okvira za obrazovanje medicinskih sestara u psihoonkologiji u zemljama u razvoju

“…All 107 articles were read and reviewed in detail, and this review paper includes 14 articles that focused on education in the field of psychooncology in nursing. Most of the articles examined nurses (1,4,5,16,34,36,37), two were patient-oriented (39,40), and two were oriented on nurses and patients (41,42). Same number of studies are conducted in Europe (13,42), predominately in Turkey (1,16,41), and in North America (9,34,38,39,43) (Table 1).…”

“…When speaking of formal education, most authors do not mention such education for nurses in the field of psycho-oncology (1,4,5,9,12,16,34,38,41,43). Authors such as Cantrell (39) and Jabaley (34) discuss psychosocial standards of nursing care that have been developed as well as guidelines from different societies.…”

“…The aim of this systematic review is to emphasize the importance of psychooncological education of 39,40,43). Also, they agree that psychooncology nursing practice should concentrate on training, education and counseling elements (1,4,9,13,16,38) in order for patient to be the center of nursing care (42). Education program would have multiple benefits: enhancing confidence, knowledge and attitude associated with cancer patients (37).…”

“…Psychosocial care is defined as the provision of psychological, social, spiritual, counseling, and informational support (4). It includes communication between nurses and patients and their family members, as well as teamwork among health professionals to ensure a multidisciplinary treatment (5).…”

Psychosocial Aspects of Children with Thalassemia in Mosul City

“…Patients with thalassemia have social life limitations due to sentiments of shame or denial, uncertainty about the disease's prognosis, fear of stigma, or impending death thalassemic patients experience stress, anxiety and depression [16]. Children with thalassemia experience social isolation, bad life perceptions, guilt feelings, elevated anxiety, and low self-esteem [17].…”