A Quasi Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Guidelines Regarding Knowledge of Parents on Care of Children with Leukemia in a Selected Hospital of Delhi

Abstract

World Cancer Day which was led by the union of international cancer control based in Geneva, supported by Pan American Health Organization and WHO promoted ways to ease the global burden of cancer, preventing cancer and raising the quality of life for cancer patients. Metayer et al. explained that children are a unique population to care for because the decision about their management affects not only the children but also the entire parental unit and require an amount of sensitivity.[1] Communicating bad news are one of the hardest tasks encountered by a physician, especially in the field of pediatrics, and particularly in cases where the diagnosis is potentially terminal.[2,3] The study pointed out that patient education and his active participation in self-care have become recognized among the health-care deliveries, and patients are beginning to meet their self-care needs.[4] The high cost of health services has stimulated the medical services to become more oriented toward keeping the patient well.