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Children Undergoing Radiotherapy : Swedish Parents' Experiences and Suggestions for Improvement
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- Ångström-Brännström, Charlotte (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för omvårdnad,Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Engvall, Gunn, 1955- (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa,Barnonkologisk forskning/Ljungman
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- Mullaney, Tara (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet,Umeå Institute of Design, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Nilsson, Kristina (författare)
- Section of Oncology, Department of Oncology, Radiology and Clinical Immunology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Wickart-Johansson, Gun (författare)
- Department of Oncology, Radiumhemmet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Svärd, Anna-Maja (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för strålningsvetenskaper,Department of Radiation Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Nyholm, Tufve (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för strålningsvetenskaper,Department of Radiation Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Lindh, Jack (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för strålningsvetenskaper,Department of Radiation Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Lindh, Viveca (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för omvårdnad,Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- 2015-10-28
- 2015
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: PLOS ONE. - : Public library science. - 1932-6203. ; 10:10
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Abstract
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- Approximately 300 children, from 0 to 18 years old, are diagnosed with cancer in Sweden every year. Of these children, 80-90 of them undergo radiotherapy treatment for their cancer. Although radiotherapy is an encounter with advanced technology, few studies have investigated the child's and the parent's view of the procedure. As part of an ongoing multi-center study aimed to improve patient preparation and the care environment in pediatric radiotherapy, this article reports the findings from interviews with parents at baseline. The aim of the present study was twofold: to describe parents' experience when their child undergoes radiotherapy treatment, and to report parents' suggestions for improvements during radiotherapy for their children. Sixteen mothers and sixteen fathers of children between 2-16 years old with various cancer diagnoses were interviewed. Data were analyzed using content analysis. The findings showed that cancer and treatment turns people's lives upside down, affecting the entire family. Further, the parents experience the child's suffering and must cope with intense feelings. Radiotherapy treatment includes preparation by skilled and empathetic staff. The parents gradually find that they can deal with the process; and lastly, parents have suggestions for improvements during the radiotherapy treatment. An overarching theme emerged: that despair gradually turns to a sense of security, with a sustained focus on and close interaction with the child. In conclusion, an extreme burden was experienced around the start of radiotherapy, though parents gradually coped with the process.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Cancer och onkologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Cancer and Oncology (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Pediatrik (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Pediatrics (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Radiologi och bildbehandling (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)
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