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    Children’s understanding of cancer: Developmental trend in their conceptual complexity
    ( 2018-10-01) Kopparty, Swarajya ; Tiamongla, ; Vanlalhruaii, C. ; Hariharan, Meena ; Gadiraju, Padmaja ; Raghavendra Rao, C.
    This study aimed to understand children’s conceptualization of the disease cancer and track the changes in the complexity in comprehending cancer with progression in class. The sample was drawn from three schools that enrolled socioeconomically disadvantaged group of children enrolled from class VI to class X. Results were analyzed using a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis. Content analysis identified a total of seven themes into which the responses were distributed. The complexity of conceptualization was measured by evolving Entropy scores or Divergence Index. It clearly tracked a progressive developmental trend in complexity of the schema among the children.
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    Children’s understanding of cancer: Developmental trend in their conceptual complexity
    ( 2018-10-01) Kopparty, Swarajya ; Tiamongla, ; Vanlalhruaii, C. ; Hariharan, Meena ; Gadiraju, Padmaja ; Raghavendra Rao, C.
    This study aimed to understand children’s conceptualization of the disease cancer and track the changes in the complexity in comprehending cancer with progression in class. The sample was drawn from three schools that enrolled socioeconomically disadvantaged group of children enrolled from class VI to class X. Results were analyzed using a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis. Content analysis identified a total of seven themes into which the responses were distributed. The complexity of conceptualization was measured by evolving Entropy scores or Divergence Index. It clearly tracked a progressive developmental trend in complexity of the schema among the children.
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    Children’s understanding of cancer: Developmental trend in their conceptual complexity
    ( 2018-10-01) Kopparty, Swarajya ; Tiamongla, ; Vanlalhruaii, C. ; Hariharan, Meena ; Gadiraju, Padmaja ; Raghavendra Rao, C.
    This study aimed to understand children’s conceptualization of the disease cancer and track the changes in the complexity in comprehending cancer with progression in class. The sample was drawn from three schools that enrolled socioeconomically disadvantaged group of children enrolled from class VI to class X. Results were analyzed using a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis. Content analysis identified a total of seven themes into which the responses were distributed. The complexity of conceptualization was measured by evolving Entropy scores or Divergence Index. It clearly tracked a progressive developmental trend in complexity of the schema among the children.
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    Quality of Life of Patients with Cancer: A Determinant of the Quality of Life of Their Family Caregivers
    ( 2017-09-01) Padmaja, Gadiraju ; Vanlalhruaii, C. ; Rana, Suvashisa ; Tiamongla, ; Kopparty, Swarajya
    Cancer disrupts the quality of life of both the patients and their family caregivers. This study attempted to explore the relationship between the quality of life of cancer patients and their family caregivers and to examine whether the quality of life, age, and gender of the patients contributed to the quality of life of their family caregivers. This correlational study involved 206 pairs of participants consisting of cancer patients and their corresponding family caregivers. The European Organization for the Treatment and Research of Quality of Life Questionnaire C-30 (version 3) was administered on the patients and the Caregiver Quality of Life-Cancer was administered on their family caregivers. The result revealed that social functioning, appetite loss, physical functioning, and gender of the patients contributed significantly to the quality of life of their family caregivers. Implications, shortcomings, and future directions were discussed.
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    Quality of Life of Patients with Cancer: A Determinant of the Quality of Life of Their Family Caregivers
    ( 2017-09-01) Padmaja, Gadiraju ; Vanlalhruaii, C. ; Rana, Suvashisa ; Tiamongla, ; Kopparty, Swarajya
    Cancer disrupts the quality of life of both the patients and their family caregivers. This study attempted to explore the relationship between the quality of life of cancer patients and their family caregivers and to examine whether the quality of life, age, and gender of the patients contributed to the quality of life of their family caregivers. This correlational study involved 206 pairs of participants consisting of cancer patients and their corresponding family caregivers. The European Organization for the Treatment and Research of Quality of Life Questionnaire C-30 (version 3) was administered on the patients and the Caregiver Quality of Life-Cancer was administered on their family caregivers. The result revealed that social functioning, appetite loss, physical functioning, and gender of the patients contributed significantly to the quality of life of their family caregivers. Implications, shortcomings, and future directions were discussed.
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    Quality of Life of Patients with Cancer: A Determinant of the Quality of Life of Their Family Caregivers
    ( 2017-09-01) Padmaja, Gadiraju ; Vanlalhruaii, C. ; Rana, Suvashisa ; Tiamongla, ; Kopparty, Swarajya
    Cancer disrupts the quality of life of both the patients and their family caregivers. This study attempted to explore the relationship between the quality of life of cancer patients and their family caregivers and to examine whether the quality of life, age, and gender of the patients contributed to the quality of life of their family caregivers. This correlational study involved 206 pairs of participants consisting of cancer patients and their corresponding family caregivers. The European Organization for the Treatment and Research of Quality of Life Questionnaire C-30 (version 3) was administered on the patients and the Caregiver Quality of Life-Cancer was administered on their family caregivers. The result revealed that social functioning, appetite loss, physical functioning, and gender of the patients contributed significantly to the quality of life of their family caregivers. Implications, shortcomings, and future directions were discussed.