The The impact of nursing interventions on improving the quality of palliative care in children with leukemia: A narrative review

Fereshteh Ghaljaei, Mojtaba Lotfi, Mahnaz Ghaljeh, Jalal Nourmohammadi — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Background and Objective: Leukemia is one of the most common types of childhood cancer that is associated with numerous physical, psychological, and emotional challenges for patients and their families. Palliative care plays a key role in the management of this disease, aiming to improve the quality of life and reduce the suffering of patients. Nursing interventions, as an important part of the treatment team, can have a significant impact on improving the quality of this care. The aim of this review study is to investigate and analyze the role and impact of nursing interventions on improving the quality of palliative care in children with leukemia.

Methods and Materials: Valid databases including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, SID, and Google Scholar were searched to identify relevant studies published between 2015 and 2025. Keywords such as “Palliative Care”, “Nursing Interventions”, “Children" Leukemia” "and their Persian equivalents were used.

Results: Nursing interventions, such as family education, psycho-emotional support, pain and symptom management, effective communication, and spiritual care, have played an effective role in reducing anxiety, improving psychological adjustment of the child and family, and increasing satisfaction with palliative care. Also, the active presence of nurses in treatment planning and participation in decision-making has improved the coordination of the treatment team and improved the quality of care.

Conclusion: Targeted and structured nursing interventions can have a significant impact on improving the quality of palliative care in children with leukemia. Training, empowering, and supporting nurses in this field can help improve treatment outcomes and improve the quality of life of children. It is suggested that nursing interventions be included in palliative care programs in an integrated and team-oriented approach.

Knowledge, attitudes, and barriers to cervical cancer screening utilization among female healthcare professionals in the Tamale Metropolis

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Background: Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among women globally, particularly in regions with limited access to preventive healthcare services. Despite the availability of effective screening methods, uptake remains suboptimal among healthcare professionals.

Aim: This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and barriers to cervical cancer screening among female healthcare professionals at Tamale Teaching Hospital.

Methods: A cross-sectional study design was conducted among 278 female healthcare professionals. Respondents were recruited using a simple random sampling method to ensure a representative sample. Data were collected through structured questionnaires and analyzed using SAS JMP Pro Statistical Software version 17.1

Results: Of the total respondents, more than half (58.6%) had good knowledge of cervical cancer and its screening methods. Factors associated with knowledge of cervical cancer were education (p = 0.001), work experience (p = 0.004), and professional category (p = 0.039). Moreover, attitudes toward cervical cancer screening were generally positive, with 92.8% agreeing on its importance and 91.8% willing to encourage others to participate. However, the utilization of cervical cancer screening was low (33.1%). The most common barriers to screening utilization included having no reason (72.8%), tight schedules (71.1%), financial constraints (69.5%), and fear of screening outcomes (66.3%).

Conclusion: Despite knowledge and attitudes toward cervical cancer screening being positive, barriers hindered screening uptake. Workplace-based screening programs are needed to improve screening participation among female healthcare professionals.

International journal of Nursing Didactics

The The impact of nursing interventions on improving the quality of palliative care in children with leukemia: A narrative review

Knowledge, attitudes, and barriers to cervical cancer screening utilization among female healthcare professionals in the Tamale Metropolis