Adaptational process of parents of pediatric oncology patients

Chao-Hsing Yeh; Ting-Ting Lee; Mei Ling Chen; Wenjun Li

doi:10.1080/088800100276479

Adaptational process of parents of pediatric oncology patients

Chao-Hsing Yeh, Ting-Ting Lee, Mei Ling Chen, Wenjun Li

School of Nursing

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This study, based on grounded theory, explores the adaptational process of parents of pediatric oncology patients. Thirty-two Taiwanese parents (26 mothers and 6 fathers) were interviewed. Data were collected through individual in-depth and focus group interviews, observations, medical chart review, nurses' note, and researchers' reflexive journals. The findings suggest that parents adapt to their children's cancer by a dynamic process; i.e., they modify their coping tasks and related strategies as clinical events (e.g., diagnosis, side effects, relapses, or death) occur. This adaptational process consisted of five components: confronting treatment, maintaining family integrity, establishing support, maintaining emotional well-being, and searching for spiritual meaning. Related factors such as coping tasks are described.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	119-131
Number of pages	13
Journal	Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Volume	17
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/088800100276479
State	Published - 03 2000

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Coping tasks and strategies
Parental adaptational process
Pediatric oncology patients

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