The Experiences and Feelings of Chinese Children Living With Leukemia

Abstract

The findings provide information for health professionals to understand children's psychological status during hospitalization and help nurses to plan individualized psychological care for children.

Retracted: Symptom trajectories and occurrence in older Saudi children with cancer during a course of chemotherapy

“…This was attributed to their limited understanding of the disease and its consequences. Similarly in a study on Chinese children with leukaemia, younger children adapted to hospitalisation more easily (Han et al, 2011). This finding suggests that clinicians need to evaluate patients for these symptoms prior to the initiation of a CTX cycle Walker et al, 2010).…”

Experience and nursing needs of school‐age children undergoing lumbar puncture during the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a descriptive and qualitative study

“…This finding was confirmed in the study conducted by Han et al . (). According to this study, leukaemia children were eager to learn more about their disease.…”

“…In China alone, approximately 15,000 children under the age of 15 are diagnosed with leukaemia annually. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is a malignancy of lymphocytes and contributes to approximately 75% of all leukaemia cases in China (Han et al 2011). Globally, thousands of children and adolescents are diagnosed with ALL each year.…”

Psicooncología pediátrica

“…Han et al (2011) observaron en niños chinos diagnosticados con leucemia que el principal factor -tos negativos durante los primeros tres meses del tratamiento, por el temor a bajar el rendimiento -medad y a la soledad. A corto plazo, los niños no solo no se adaptaron a la vida dentro del hospital, sino que tendían a lamentarse por la "mala suerte" y lo injusto de tener la enfermedad.…”