Evaluation of effective factors in reducing the level ofpain and anxiety in the treatment of pediatric leukemia

this study aimed to investigate the effect of such things as story therapy,music therapy on reducing pain and increasing happiness in children withleukemia. Prepared using new articles from PubMed and Google Scholarsites. Leukemia is one of the most common types of cancer in children andadolescents, accounting for about ۳۳% of all cancers in children under ۱۲years of age. Pain is the most common cause in cancer patients, whichaffects their quality of life. Cancer pain may be due to the progression of thedisease, the growth of cancerous glands, or diagnostic and therapeuticmethods. One in two cancer patients has been reported to have pain relief.Mindfulness is a method by which a person is attracted to the non-painfulstimuli of the surrounding environment and is distracted from discomfort.Our minds do this in a variety of ways, for example by looking at a picture,singing, and listening to music, which is the basis of storytelling and musictherapy.Findings show that in these methods, due to the reduction of pain, the needfor housing has also decreased. Therefore, it can be concluded that shorttermtherapy and music therapy can be used to reduce pain and stress, aswell as increase happiness in children with leukemia.

کلیدواژه ها:

Story therapy ، Music therapy ، Pediatric leukemia ، Leukemiatreatment ، Reduce pain .