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There is a strong recommendation that written material, short verbal discussions, and audio recordings of the diagnostic discussion be used to provide education to pediatric patients newly diagnosed with cancer, and their parents and siblings. |
| 2 |
There is a strong recommendation that parents of children with cancer need time to process the diagnosis before teaching about essential care can begin. No specific period is provided. |
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There is a weak recommendation that patients newly diagnosed with cancer and their family members receive medical information including information related to prognosis, etiology, procedures, treatment and side effects, and for adolescents and young adults, sexuality and fertility information. |
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There is a weak recommendation that patients newly diagnosed with cancer and their family members receive psychosocial information including information related to learning how to adjust, how to interact and communicate with friends and family, relationships, impact on family members, getting back to school, and making job or career plans. |
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There is a strong recommendation that healthcare providers utilize anticipatory educative content, as both the patient and family members are often unaware of what to ask. |
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There is a strong recommendation that educational and developmental level should be considered when delivering educational information to the pediatric oncology patient. |
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There is a strong recommendation that educational information should be provided to parents by consistent healthcare providers, using vocabulary that the recipient understands, in a consistent manner, allowing time to answer questions. |
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There is a strong recommendation that parents' emotional state, language barriers, cultural issues, and social issues (including transportation, sibling care, and the condition of the hospitalized child) be considered when providing education to parents. |
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There is a strong recommendation that structured teaching tool(s) be used to guide the provision of general education and discharge instructions to parents of children newly diagnosed with cancer. |
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There is a strong recommendation that siblings of children newly diagnosed with cancer should receive age appropriate, interactive education. |
