Biopsychosocial Problems among School Age Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of the study and its significant findings and presents recommendations based on the current study findings. Leukemia is the most common malignancy that affects children, accounting for approximately one-third of cancer diagnoses. It may be defined as a neoplastic disease that affects the blood-forming tissues of the bone marrow, lymph nodes, and spleen (Tomlinson and Keline, 2016). Pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a heterogeneous disease with subtypes that differ markedly in their cellular and molecular characteristics as well as their response to therapy and subsequent risk of relapse (Pui et al., 2011). Leukemia is the most common cancer in children worldwide, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common subtype, accounting for 80% of all cases (Mejía-Aranguré, 2011). The most common psychosocial problems that effect children with ALL were anxiety ,depression, nervousness, weakness, mistrust, fear, insomnia, inability to solve problems, concentration and attention. Parents, family members and friends often experience similar feeling and