title: Informational Support in Pediatric Oncology: Review of the Challenges Among Arab Families.
abstract: Childhood cancer and its invasive treatment is a distressing life experience for the child and his family. Providing informational support is an essential part of community care, and defining parent's burden is an important part of this goal. However, providing such information can be particularly challenging in Arab countries where beliefs, traditions, religion, and socioeconomic factors influence parents' needs and their priorities of needs. This article presents a review of these specificities among Arab families. Implications of health-care providers are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit, Children Hospital of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco. onaima2000@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Naïma
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Otmani
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit, Children Hospital of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco. khattabmoh@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khattab
mesh_terms: D018912:Arabs; D002648:Child; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D008495:Medical Oncology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D010290:Parents; D010372:Pediatrics; D012067:Religion; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Communication; Information; Pediatric oncoloy