Publications by authors named "Humaima Nunoo"
Article Synopsis
- Parental involvement is essential in childhood cancer care, yet there's limited understanding of how Ghanaian parents perceive and react to their child's illness.
- A study involving 20 Ghanaian parents highlighted that they often identified symptoms through personal observation and their child's reports, usually considering them as minor.
- Emotional responses to a cancer diagnosis included significant psychological distress, with ongoing fears about their child's health and death, as well as a proactive role in managing their child's treatment at home.
- The study suggests the need for media programs and health education to improve parents' abilities in recognizing symptoms and responding effectively.
Background: The physical demands of caring for children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer, over a lengthy period, exert significant strain on the health and well-being of family caregivers. The capacity of family caregivers to surmount and cope with the various strains they experience due to the diagnosis and treatment trajectory is essential to the quality of life of the child and adolescent who has been diagnosed with cancer. However, the experiences of family caregivers have been under-explored.
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