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Abstract
Caregiver dealing with patient under chemotherapy faces many different stresses throughout the course of their patient at home. The responsibility is often on caregivers. The aim of the study was to implement the follow-up program for family caregiver and patient with leukemia undergoing chemotherapy. Research design: A quasi - experimental design was utilized. Settings: The Medical oncology unit in National Cancer Institute affiliated to Cairo University. Subjects: A purposive sample composed of 100 caregivers and patient undergoing chemotherapy was recruited from the previously mentioned settings. Tools of data collection: A data were collected by using a questionnaire (pre, post and follow-up implementation of the program) to assess caregiver’s knowledge, related to their awareness about the disease and care of their patient undergoing chemotherapy. Health assessment of patient undergoing chemotherapy. Coping health inventory for caregiver to assess caregiver stress. The results: This study revealed that less than half of caregivers were illiterate. Less than two thirds of caregivers’ knowledge gained good scores after and follow-up health program intervention. There is a statistically significant difference between caregivers’ knowledge pre, post and follow-up program implementation. Conclusion: The study concluded that caregivers who received health program showed improved in knowledge and practice regarding care of their patient, and coping with stressful events during patient illness. Recommendation: The study was recommended that multidisciplinary team should be involved in teaching and helping the caregivers and their patient to be managed from an apparently common sequence of physical and emotional reactions.
Key Words: Health program, Caregiver, Leukemia, Chemotherapy