Difficulties and Advantages Experienced by Mothers of Pediatric Oncology Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Difficulties and Advantages Experienced by Mothers of Pediatric Oncology Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic

J Curr Pediatr 2024;22(3):177-185 DOI: 10.4274/jcp.2024.32392
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Bu çalışmada, pediatrik onkoloji hastalarının annelerinin COVID-19 salgını sırasında yaşadığı zorluklar ve avantajlar ele alınmıştır.

Gereç ve Yöntem

Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte olan araştırmanın örneklemini, Türkiye’de bir üniversite hastanesinin Çocuk Onkoloji/Hematoloji Kliniği’nde tedavi gören çocukların anneleri oluşturmuştur (n=300). Etik kurul, kurum ve annelerin onamı alınan çalışmada veriler, anket formu ile toplanmış, değerlendirilmesi bilgisayar ortamında tanımlayıcı istatistikler ve ki-kare testi kullanılarak yapılmıştır.

Bulgular

Araştırmaya katılan annelerin çoğunluğu (%96.7) Covid-19’u, kanser tedavisi alan çocukları için riskli bulduklarını, %38.7’si çocuğunun Covid’e yakalanması durumunda iyileşemeyeceğinden endişe ettiğini, %68.0’i pandemi sürecinde ekstra stres yaşadığını, %12.3’ü bu süreçte psikolojik destek almak durumunda kaldıklarını belirtmişlerdir. Annelerin pandemi sürecinde ekstra stres yaşamalarında, çocuğun tanısı, cinsiyeti ve ailenin ekonomik durumunun etkili olmadığı (p>0.05) bulunmuştur. Yanısıra anneler pandemi sürecinin; kanser tedavisi alan çocuklarının izolasyon sürecine yardımcı olduğunu (%84.3), maske kullanımına kolaylık sağladığını (%94.0), kanser tedavi sürecinde ‘neden maske kullanıldığının’ bireyler tarafından daha rahat anlaşıldığını (%90.7) ve hastalık yönetimini rahatlattığını (%83.0) düşündüklerini ifade etmişlerdir.

Sonuç

Çalışma sonucunda pandemi sürecinin, kanser tedavisi alan çocukların annelerinin varolan zorlu ve stresli yaşam koşullarına yenilerinin eklenmesine neden olmakla birlikte, izolasyon süreci ve hastalık yönetimine de olumlu katkısının olduğu bulunmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Anahtar kelimeler: Anneler, COVİD-19, pandemi, Lenfoblastik Lösemi

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