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Parents’ Emotional And Psychological Perspective Of Caring Children With Oncological Disorders: A Descriptive Qualitative Study, Ambreen Navroz Ali Salyani
Parents’ Emotional And Psychological Perspective Of Caring Children With Oncological Disorders: A Descriptive Qualitative Study, Ambreen Navroz Ali Salyani
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Background: Childhood cancer has a profound effect on the emotional and psychological well-being of parents, yet often their own psychological health is overlooked as the primary focus while treating the child. These parents silently suffer from psychological distress while caring for their children. They use their own coping strategies to overcome the situation. However, limited studies have been carried out in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) regarding parents’ emotional and psychological perspectives of caring their children with oncological disorder.
Purpose: The objective of this study was to explore the psychological perspectives that parents of children with cancer diagnosis, treatment, social …
Factors Hindering The Care Of Geriatric Patients Admitted In A Tertiary Care Hospital In Karachi, Pakistan, Muhammad Shoaib
Factors Hindering The Care Of Geriatric Patients Admitted In A Tertiary Care Hospital In Karachi, Pakistan, Muhammad Shoaib
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Background: Older adult’s patient care presents multiple challenges to nurses due to their growing numbers worldwide. According to WHO in 2020 the number of older adults aged 60 and above is one billion and by 2050 this population will be doubled. The current geriatric population of Pakistan is above eight million and is estimated to reach twenty-seven million by 2050. This increasing trend of the geriatric population poses a greater challenge to the compromised healthcare systems in Pakistan, healthcare workers especially nurses struggle hard due to limited resources, lack of knowledge regarding geriatric, and the frailty of older patients, to …