Journals / Güncel Pediatri / 2016 / Cilt: 14 - Sayı: 1

Evaluation of Involvement of Children/Adolescents Diagnosed with Cancer in Their Own Assent Process and Treatment

Kanser Tanısı Alan Çocuk/Ergenlerin Onay Sürecine ve Tedaviye Katılımlarının Değerlendirilmesi

Pages
37–45
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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Following a brief review of approaches regarding our country; the importance of communication in the cancer process and our recommendations will be expressed

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Objective & Hypothesis:In cases of life-threatening diseases such as cancer, physicians' tendency to reveal the medical truth to the patients can vary depending on each country's own moral, social and cultural structures as well as countries' health policies and traditional physician attitudes.
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Key Findings & Data:Furthermore, the way of informing patients about cancer diagnosis can vary depending on the patient's characteristics and psychological adaptation methods.
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Conclusion & Impact:Following a brief review of approaches regarding our country; the importance of communication in the cancer process and our recommendations will be expressed
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In cases of life-threatening diseases such as cancer, physicians' tendency to reveal the medical truth to the patients can vary depending on each country's own moral, social and cultural structures as well as countries' health policies and traditional physician attitudes. Furthermore, the way of informing patients about cancer diagnosis can vary depending on the patient's characteristics and psychological adaptation methods. The situation is more complicated to when the patients are from children or adolescent age group. Children and adolescents are left out of assent process because of physicians' and parents' concerns about cancer and death, their wish to protect the child from these worries and their belief that children are not psychologically powerful enough to deal with this situation. However children and adolescents must be involved in the treatment decision process because it is important to build the physician-patient relationship on mutual trust in order to assure compliance in cancer treatment and cooperation that is required for the treatment. In this article, first of, all the importance of getting approval of children for the treatment will be emphasized. Afterwards attitudes of physicians and parents, who take part in the process as decision makers in telling the truth, will be examined. Following a brief review of approaches regarding our country; the importance of communication in the cancer process and our recommendations will be expressed

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Kanser gibi yaşamı tehdit eden hastalık durumunda hekimler arasında tıbbi gerçeğin hastaya söylenmesi eğilimi her ülkenin kendi ahlaksal, sosyal ve kültürel yapısına göre farklılık gösterebildiği gibi, ülkelerin sağlık politikaları ve gelenekselleşmiş hekim tutumları da belirleyici olabilmektedir. Bunun yanı sıra hastanın kanser tanısı hakkında bilgilendirilme yöntemi, hastanın özelliklerine ve kullandığı psikolojik uyum yöntemlerine bağlı olarak da değişebilmektedir. Hastanın, örselenebilir kabul ettiğimiz çocuk ve ergen yaş grubunda olması, durumu daha da karmaşık hale getirebilmektedir. Hekimlerin ve ebeveynlerin; kanser ve ölüm konusundaki endişelerinin yansıması, bu endişelerden çocuğu koruma istekleri; yıkıcı bilgiyle baş edebilecek kadar psikolojik güçlerinin olmadığı yönündeki inançları, çocuğu ve çocuk kavramı içinde muamele gören ergenleri onay sürecinin dışında bırakabilmektedir. Oysaki çocukların ve ergenlerin tedavi kararı sürecine dahil edilmeleri; hekim-hasta ilişkisinin en önemli şartlarından biri olan karşılıklı güveni, kanser tedavisine uyumu ve tedavi için gerekli olan işbirliğini sağlama açısından önemlidir. Bu makalede; öncelikle çocuklardan tedaviye yönelik onay almanın önemi vurgulanacak; sonrasında kanser gerçeğinin söylenmesinde yetke ögesi olan ebeveynlerin ve hekimlerin tutumlarına bakılacak; ülkemiz açısından konu ile ilgili kısa bir değerlendirme yapıldıktan sonra, kanser sürecinde iletişim konusunun önemi ve diğer önerilerimizi dile getirerek yazın sonlandırılacaktır

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DEMİR, H. K., ÖRNEK, N. B. (2022). Evaluation of Involvement of Children/Adolescents Diagnosed with Cancer in Their Own Assent Process and Treatment. Güncel Pediatri, Cilt: 14 - Sayı: 1, 37–45. https://ajindex.com/articles/527935

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