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A.D. Gallo and K. Westhoff

 

 

20.4.2.4 Interventions

•Orientation aids and information

•Empathetic acceptance of emotions without premature comforting or giving of advice

•Support of open communication

20.4.3 Start of Therapy

20.4.3.1 Problems

• Preparations for therapy (central venous catheter, simulation of radiotherapy, etc.)

• Handing authority and responsibility to the treatment team

• The prospect of hospital stays lasting from days to weeks

• Side effects of therapy

• Giving written informed consent

• Dealing with the desire for and recommendation of alternative forms of therapy

20.4.3.2 Requirements

• Engagement with therapy, side effects, and the as yet unfamiliar treatment team

• Adequate care and support of patient by parents

• Involvement and informing of siblings

20.4.3.3 Reactions

• Fear of therapeutic interventions and their side effects (e.g., pain, nausea, loss

 

of hair)

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Regression

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Parents’ overprotectiveness toward the patient

20.4.3.4 Interventions

•Individual, problem-centered support of patient and family

•Supportive measures: preparation for medical interventions, using relaxation techniques to reduce the fear of medical interventions

•Discussion of desire or recommendation for alternative therapy

20.4.4 Course of Therapy

20.4.4.1 Problems

•Long duration of therapy

•Physical and emotional exhaustion

•Altered appearance (e.g., loss of hair, loss or gain of weight)

•Psychological changes (high-dose corticosteroid therapy)

•Complications and postponement of treatment

•Separation from the family (patient, parents, siblings)

•Missing contact with friends

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