دورية أكاديمية

Issues in families of children with brain tumors.

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Issues in families of children with brain tumors.
المؤلفون: Freeman K; Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA. kfreeman@montefiore.org, O'Dell C, Meola C
المصدر: Oncology nursing forum [Oncol Nurs Forum] 2000 Jun; Vol. 27 (5), pp. 843-8.
نوع المنشور: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Oncology Nursing Society Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7809033 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0190-535X (Print) Linking ISSN: 0190535X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Oncol Nurs Forum Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Publication: Pittsburgh, PA : Oncology Nursing Society
Original Publication: New York, Oncology Nursing Society.
مواضيع طبية MeSH: Adaptation, Psychological* , Brain Neoplasms*/nursing , Child*, Nuclear Family/*psychology, Adolescent ; Adult ; Age Factors ; Age of Onset ; Child, Preschool ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Focus Groups ; Humans ; Male ; Professional-Family Relations ; Spinal Cord Neoplasms/nursing
مستخلص: Purpose/objectives: To determine the needs of children with brain tumors and their parents/guardians and siblings during the six stages of illness: diagnosis, hospitalization, posthospitalization, adjuvant treatment, recurrence, and terminal or reported cured.
Design: A cross-sectional, qualitative study of families using focus group methodology.
Setting/sample: Families with a child diagnosed with a brain tumor recruited from the practices and clinics of several major teaching hospitals in the New York metropolitan area. Families traveled as far as 70 miles for the group meeting. Varying ethnic groups and family structures were represented.
Methods: Groups were separated into parents/guardians, siblings, and affected children. The children's groups were divided further into age 10 and older and younger than age 10. During the focus group, moderators followed an outline of topics identified from family interviews, the literature, and content experts that were important to families in similar situations. An assistant moderator took detailed notes, and the entire group meeting was audiotaped. Information was transcribed and analyzed using qualitative analysis techniques.
Findings: 11 focus groups met involving 7 affected children, 24 adults, and 19 siblings. Issues identified as important by the group members fell into four categories: Interaction With Healthcare Providers, Medical Information/Education, Healthcare Utilization and Treatment, and Psychosocial Issues. The needs of family members differed at various stages of the illness.
Conclusions: The particular impact of the four major areas of concern differed by family role and stage of illness.
Implications for Nursing Practice: To provide optimal care, healthcare professionals must be aware of the family's composition and support systems and the impact that the illness has on individual family members at each stage of illness.
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20000627 Date Completed: 20001026 Latest Revision: 20220309
رمز التحديث: 20231215
PMID: 10868395
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE