Lebanese parents’ experiences with a child with cancer
Background The impact of childhood cancer on the family has been studied in different cultures and continues to be an object of study and concern, In Lebanon, a country of 4 million people 282 new pediatric cases of cancer age <20 years diagnosed in 2004 were reported in 2008. Objectives The purp...
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| author | Doumit, Myrna Abi Abdallah |
| author2 | Khoury Naifeh, May Huijer, Huda Abu-Saad |
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| author_facet | Doumit, Myrna Abi Abdallah Khoury Naifeh, May Huijer, Huda Abu-Saad |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Doumit, Myrna Abi Abdallah Khoury Naifeh, May Huijer, Huda Abu-Saad |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2013 2016-10-24T13:16:05Z 2016-10-24T13:16:05Z 2016-10-24 |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 1462-3889 http://hdl.handle.net/10725/4671 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2012.02.005 Khoury, M. N., Huijer, H. A. S., & Doumit, M. A. A. (2013). Lebanese parents’ experiences with a child with cancer. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 17(1), 16-21. http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462388912000269 |
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| description | Background The impact of childhood cancer on the family has been studied in different cultures and continues to be an object of study and concern, In Lebanon, a country of 4 million people 282 new pediatric cases of cancer age <20 years diagnosed in 2004 were reported in 2008. Objectives The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of Lebanese families living with a child with cancer. Method The study followed purposeful sampling in which 12 parents (mother or father) of a child with cancer were interviewed. Data were analyzed following the hermeneutical process as described by Diekelmann and Ironsides (1998). Results A constitutive pattern “It is a continuous battle” and five themes emerged from the data analysis. Living with the shock of the diagnosis; Alterations in the quality of the family’s life; Living with added burdens; Disease impact on the family and sibling dynamics; Living with uncertainty represent the major themes that emerged from the participants’ experiences while living with a child with cancer. Conclusion The study contributes to the knowledge that would help health care professionals understand the experiences and challenges that are faced by Lebanese families living with a child with cancer. This awareness would serve as a basis for health care professionals in general and nurses in particular to understand parents’ experiences, and offer support, elicit communication of feelings, and examine possibilities for forming a partnership during the challenging course of the child’s illness. Supported parents are more likely to provide more effective care to their child with cancer. |
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| spelling | Lebanese parents’ experiences with a child with cancerDoumit, Myrna Abi AbdallahKhoury Naifeh, MayHuijer, Huda Abu-SaadBackground The impact of childhood cancer on the family has been studied in different cultures and continues to be an object of study and concern, In Lebanon, a country of 4 million people 282 new pediatric cases of cancer age <20 years diagnosed in 2004 were reported in 2008. Objectives The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of Lebanese families living with a child with cancer. Method The study followed purposeful sampling in which 12 parents (mother or father) of a child with cancer were interviewed. Data were analyzed following the hermeneutical process as described by Diekelmann and Ironsides (1998). Results A constitutive pattern “It is a continuous battle” and five themes emerged from the data analysis. Living with the shock of the diagnosis; Alterations in the quality of the family’s life; Living with added burdens; Disease impact on the family and sibling dynamics; Living with uncertainty represent the major themes that emerged from the participants’ experiences while living with a child with cancer. Conclusion The study contributes to the knowledge that would help health care professionals understand the experiences and challenges that are faced by Lebanese families living with a child with cancer. This awareness would serve as a basis for health care professionals in general and nurses in particular to understand parents’ experiences, and offer support, elicit communication of feelings, and examine possibilities for forming a partnership during the challenging course of the child’s illness. Supported parents are more likely to provide more effective care to their child with cancer.PublishedN/A2016-10-24T13:16:05Z2016-10-24T13:16:05Z20132016-10-24Articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article1462-3889http://hdl.handle.net/10725/4671http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2012.02.005Khoury, M. N., Huijer, H. A. S., & Doumit, M. A. A. (2013). Lebanese parents’ experiences with a child with cancer. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 17(1), 16-21.http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.phphttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462388912000269enEuropean Journal of Oncology Nursinginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/46712021-03-19T10:00:52Z |
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| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10725/4671 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2012.02.005 http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462388912000269 |