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of Clinical Practice and Research; Introduction; Psychosocial Care; Diagnosis; Initiation of Treatment; Ongoing Psychosocial Care; Siblings; Creating an Optimal Healing Environment |
Transplant and Donor IssuesDonors; Completion of Therapy; Recurrence; Integrating Clinical Care and Research; Examples of Integrated Clinical Care and Research; Where Do I Start? How Do I Start?; Types of Research Designs; Needs Assessments; Single-Case Design; Further Integration of Psychosocial Research; Caveats; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Quality of Life in Children with Cancer; Introduction; Definition of QOL; Related Constructs; Major Characteristics of QOL; Assessing QOL: General Issues; The Purpose of Assessing QOL; The Proxy Issue: QOL by Whom? |
Assessment Tools of Pediatric QOLContents of the Assessment Tool; Generic or Disease-Specific Tool; General or Particular Tool; Tools: For Whom and by Whom?; Representative Findings on the QOL of Children with Cancer; Some Non-medical Factors Affecting Pediatric QOL; Some Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Pain in Pediatric Oncology; Introduction; Pain; History; Examination; Investigations; Plain X-Ray; Bone Scan; MRI or CT Scan; Blood Tests; Other Investigations; Pain Management; The WHO Pain Ladder; Step 1 (Simple Analgesia); Step 2 (Minor Opioid); Step 3 (Major Opioid) |
Patient- (or Nurse-)Controlled AnalgesiaPractical Application; Choosing a Starting Dose; Regular Medication; Breakthrough Medication; Finding the Right Dose (Titration); Adverse Effects; Maintaining Analgesia; Non-Opioid and Adjuvant Therapy; Adjuvants; Bone Pain; Neuropathic Pain; Episodic Pain; Psychological Components to Pain; Liver Capsular Pain; Neurolytic Procedures; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Psychiatric Impact of Childhood Cancer; Introduction; Diagnosis and Treatment; Anxiety; Delirium; Depression; Long-Term Issues for Survivors; Psychological Distress and Quality of Life |
Posttraumatic Growth, Perceived Positive Impact, and Benefit FindingSuicidal Ideation; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Families of Pediatric Patients and Survivors; Parents; Siblings; Therapeutic Interventions; Survivors; Siblings; Family-Focused Interventions; Psychopharmacology; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Psychosocial Effects of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Children; Introduction: Outlines of the Procedure; Isolation and Other Stressors; Effects on Quality of Life (QOL); Quality of Life of BMT Survivors; Psychosocial Factors of Children's Adjustment |
Psychosocial Effects on Disease Course and Outcome |