Aim of study, is to assess the role of caregivers having children with Wilms'tumor, design
suggestion guidelines for caregivers having children with Wilms'tumor and disseminate a
guideline booklet for parent having children with Wilms' tumor based on need assessment.
Design: A descriptive design. Setting: The study was conducted at outpatient clinic and inpatient
departments in Children's Cancer Hospital (57357). Subject: The study sample was a purposive
sample involved of 80 children suffering from Wilms'tumor, both sex, aged from one day to less
than or equal 15 years accompanied with their caregivers. Tools of data collection: A predesigned questionnaire to assess caregivers' knowledge and practices regarding to their children
with Wilms'tumor: Results: The present study revealed that, the mean age of the studied children
(3.51±2.97). The greatest majority of the studied caregivers were mothers. There was a statistical
significant difference between educational level of the caregivers and their level of knowledge Pvalue(0.013).There was a statistical significant difference between working condition of the
caregivers and their level of practices P-value (0.001).Conclusion: The level of knowledge &
practices were ranged from poor to an average level among the great majority of the studied
caregivers. Therefore, there is a need for the guidelines to support them in care of their children
with Wilms'tumor. Recommendations: It could be recommended: Continuous assessment for the
level of knowledge & practices of caregivers for children with Wilms'tumor, implementation
programs for caregivers having children with Wilms'tumor to keep them updated with health
education about care of their children.