Having a Child Diagnosed With Cancer: An Assessment of Values From the Mother's Viewpoint
| Autor: | Maxine Hetherington, Peggy Ward-Smith, Christopher L. Hubble, Sarah Kirk |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Semi-structured interview Mothers 050109 social psychology Pediatrics Interview data Interviews as Topic 03 medical and health sciences Nursing Neoplasms Surveys and Questionnaires Health care Humans Medicine Family 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Child Qualitative Research Data collection 030504 nursing Oncology (nursing) business.industry 05 social sciences Social Support Mother-Child Relations Family dynamics Female 0305 other medical science business Attitude to Health Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. 22:320-327 |
| ISSN: | 1532-8457 1043-4542 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1043454205281682 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the mother's experience of having a child diagnosed with cancer. Semistructured interview questions, focused specifically on values, provided the foundation for the study. Each of the 9 participants was a mother of a child diagnosed with cancer 30 days prior to participation. Subsequent data were collected from each participant 6 months after the original interview. Using a phenomenological approach for data collection and analyses, themes were uncovered from each interview data set. The initial interviews identified 3 themes: (1) problems accessing the health care system, (2) challenges of family dynamics, and (3) support structures. Each theme persisted in the second interview, with an additional theme, (4) future plans, uncovered. Data from this study may provide guidance for health care professionals who provide care to these children and their families. The importance of maintaining communication and keeping promises cannot be overstated. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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