TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2008 , Vol 23 , Num 2
Quality of life concept in pediatric oncology patients
Fatma TAŞ, Hatice Bal YILMAZ
Ege Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Yüksek Okulu, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Anabilim Dalı, İzmir Today, medical researches on the quality of life are conducted in order to assess the efficiency of medical initiatives and their side effects in order to improve the quality of life of patients before and after the treatment processes, and thus they target reorienting health policies. It is considered that determining the psychosocial susceptibilities of the patients as well as their biological susceptibilities, and planning and c o nducting the needed initiatives accordingly will be positively instrumental for the progress of the treatment by improving the quality of life of both children and their families. Keywords : Child; cancer; quality life