t d t d b SUMMARY 1. Physicians should inform cancer patients about options for fertility preservation and future reproduction prior to treatment. 2. The only established methods of fertility preservation are sperm cryopreservation in men and embryo cryopreservation in women. 3. Experimental procedures such as oocyte or ovarian tissue cryopreservation should be offered only in a research settin...

Aims: to identify the reactions of relatives after a diagnosis of pediatric cancer; to describe the work of the nursing team based on these reactions; to analyze the expectation of the family regarding nursing care based on the diagnosis of pediatric cancer. Method: this is a qualitative, descriptive research performed in an onco-hematologic ward located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ...

BACKGROUND Peer support services have the potential to support children who survive cancer by handling the physical, mental, and social challenges associated with survival and return to everyday life. Involving the children themselves in the design process allows for adapting services to authentic user behaviors and goals. As there are several challenges that put critical requirements on a user...

background although in many countries child abuse reporting is mandated, iranian nurses report abused cases voluntary. some of the cases are reported to the police and others are referred to welfare organizations or other non-governmental organizations. absence of a uniform reporting system along with a lack of legal support in the specific cultural context of iran has resulted challenges for t...

this study examines the association of father's and mother's age with the severity of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity. participants are 470 children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) diagnosed according to dsm-iv diagnostic criteria. moreover, parents reported the severity of adhd symptoms through completing adhd checklist. mother's and father's age was associated w...

the aim of this study was to compare marital satisfaction between parents of children with attention deficit hyper activity disorder (adhd) and parents of normal children.in this study we have selected 400 parents (200 parents of children with adhd and 200 parents of normal children), whose children age range was 6-18 years. data were collected using enrich marital satisfaction questionnaire, k...

objective: early recognition of negative emotions is considered to be of vital importance. it seems that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have some difficulties recognizing facial emotional expressions, especially negative ones. this study investigated the preference of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for negative (angry, sad) facial expressions comp...

PURPOSE: Although the hospital remains dominant site for delivering most pediatric cancer care, home-based care is increasingly provided. To effectively deliver comprehensive, relevant, and acceptable in children's homes, voices of these key informants must be considered. We examined views children with cancer, their family caregivers, clinicians on to identify necessary strategies improve deli...