To determine the feasibility of col

To determine the feasibility of collecting symptom data at home from school-age children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and from their fathers and mothers and to obtain initial descriptions of pain, sleep disturbance, and fatigue experienced by the family members at home.

Prospective and descriptive.

Children's homes in Oregon and southwestern Washington.

9 children with ALL (aged 8-16 years), 6 fathers, and 7 mothers. The children received vincristine during the maintenance phase of their outpatient chemotherapy treatments.

With age-appropriate, paper-and-pencil diaries and wrist actigraphy, data were collected for three days in the families' homes. Families were reminded by telephone to complete their sleep and activity diaries.

Pain, sleep disturbance, and fatigue in school-age children and their fathers and mothers.

Most of the families who were approached indicated willingness to participate in the study. After receiving outpatient chemotherapy, the children reported pain, sleep disturbance, and fatigue data over three days. Fathers and mothers also reported symptoms. Actigraphy showed children waking more often during the night than mothers or fathers.

Children's pain, sleep disturbance, and fatigue suggest that the symptoms are influencing families' quality of life. Larger studies are needed to examine the symptom patterns and health outcomes of children, fathers, and mothers over the course of chemotherapy.

Improving sleep and managing pain and fatigue after chemotherapy treatment for children with ALL may improve health outcomes for children and parents.

ผลลัพธ์ (แอฟริกา) 1:

Om die haalbaarheid van die versameling van Symptom Data at Home van skoolgaande kinders met akute limfoblastiese leukemie (ALL) en van hulle vaders en moeders te bepaal en om die aanvanklike beskrywings van Pyn, Slaap versteuring, en moegheid ervaar deur die lede gesin tuis te bekom. Voornemende. en beskrywende. Kinders se huise in Oregon en Suidwes Washington. 9 Kinders met ALLE (Bejaardes 8-16 jaar), 6 vaders en 7 moeders. Die onderhoud fase van die kinders ontvang vincristien tydens hul chemoterapie behandeling Buitepasiënt. Met Age-toepaslike, Paper-and-Pencil Diaries en pols Actigraphy, data wat ingesamel is vir drie dae was in die gesinne se huise. Gesinne is herinner per telefoon om hul slaap en aktiwiteit Diaries. Voltooi Pain, Slaap versteuring, en moegheid in die skool-ouderdom kinders en hulle vaders en moeders. Die meeste van die gesinne wat genader is aangedui bereidwilligheid om deel te neem aan die studie. Na ontvangs van buitepasiënt chemoterapie, die kinders berig pyn, slaap versteuring, en moegheid data oor drie dae. Vaders en moeders ook gerapporteer simptome. Actigraphy Getoon Kinders Wakker Meer dikwels as moeders of vaders gedurende die nag. Kinders se Pain, Slaap versteuring, moegheid en stel voor dat die simptome beïnvloed die kwaliteit van lewe Gesinne. Groter studies is nodig om die uitkomste patroon van simptome van Gesondheid en kinders, vaders en moeders in die loop van chemoterapie te ondersoek. verbetering van die slaap en Besturende pyn en moegheid ná chemoterapie Behandeling vir Kinders met almal kan uitkomste vir kinders en ouers gesondheid te verbeter.