Balancing grief and survival: Experiences of children with brain tumors and their parents.

Autor:	Eaton Russell, Ceilidh, Bouffet, Eric, Beaton, John, Lollis, Susan
Předmět:	PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation BRAIN tumors EXPERIENCE GRIEF GROUNDED theory INTERVIEWING RESEARCH methodology PSYCHOLOGY of parents TUMORS in children UNCERTAINTY QUALITATIVE research ATTITUDES toward illness
Zdroj:	Journal of Psychosocial Oncology; Sep/Oct2016, Vol. 34 Issue 5, p376-399, 24p
Abstrakt:	Psychosocial research about childhood brain tumors is limited because of varied abilities and prognoses, with children's voices largely absent. Research has focused on theimpactson families and theirreactions; this qualitative study used constructivist grounded theory methods to exploreexperiences ofchildhood brain tumors from the perspectives of 12 children and 12 parents using semistructured interviews. Their stories illustrated efforts to maintain positivity and normalcy as they faced grief and uncertainty. The substantive grounded theory of balancing grief and survival offers a lens through which to view children's and parents' complex experiences, struggles, and coping strategies as integrated, dynamic processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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