Effect of Fatigue Management Program via Online System on Fatigue of School – Aged Children with Leukemia Receiving Chemotherapy and Fatigue Management Behavior of Caregivers
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This quasi-experimental study aims to compare the mean fatigue of school-aged children with leukemia receiving chemotherapy and fatigue management behavior of caregivers between fatigue management and control groups. In caregivers and children with leukemia aged 7-12 years receiving chemotherapy. The sample group is divided into a control group of 17 pairs and experimental group of 17 pairs. The experimental group received a program developed aligned with the framework of symptom management. This program enhanced symptom awareness, provided fatigue management information via video media and games to promote awareness of symptom management for pediatric patients, and weekly follow-up visits via Line official over a 28-day period. The research tools used were: 1) Caregiver Fatigue Management Program 2) Childhood Fatigue Scale 3) Fatigue Management Behaviors in Pediatric Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy by Caregivers and 4) Parent Fatigue Scale. Research instrument data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and Independent Sample t-test.
The study found that children with leukemia who received the program demonstrated a significantly lower mean scores of children and parents perception of fatigue compared to those who received usual care statistically significant at .05 and Caregivers who received the program had a significantly higher mean score of fatigue management behavior than those who received usual care at .05.
Therefore, health care personnel should apply this program to support the collaboration of children and caregivers in fatigue management of children with leukemia.
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