Living an Everyday Life Through a Child's Cancer Trajectory: Families' Lived Experiences 7 Years After Diagnosis

Johansson Sundler, AnnelieHögskolan i Borås,Högskolan i Skövde,Institutionen för vård och natur,Akademin för vård, arbetsliv och välfärd,VHÄL (author)

Living an Everyday Life Through a Child's Cancer Trajectory : Families' Lived Experiences 7 Years After Diagnosis

The aim of this study was to illuminate the lived experiences of families where a child had survived 7 years from a diagnosis of childhood cancer. This article describes one part of an inductive and longitudinal research project that included 17 families. Four families whose child was diagnosed with cancer 7 years previously were interviewed using a hermeneutical phenomenological approach. The families lived experience was described in one essential theme, "Living an everyday life through the child's cancer trajectory," further illuminated in 3 related themes: "Leaving the disease behind yet feeling its presence," "Being the same yet always different," and "Feeling stronger yet vulnerable." The results suggest that family members feel vulnerable even if a long period of time has passed since completion of treatment. To varied degrees they still may need support. When moving forward in life, the family members are helped if they can reconcile their memories and experiences derived from the childhood cancer trajectory.

Hallström, IngerLund University,Lunds universitet,Barns och familjers hälsa,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Child and Family Health,Lund University Research Groups(Swepub:lu)omv-iha (author)
Hammarlund, KinaHögskolan i Skövde,Institutionen för vård och natur(Swepub:his)hami (author)
Björk, MariaHögskolan i Skövde,Jönköping University,HHJ. CHILD,HHJ, Avdelningen för omvårdnad,University of Skövde,Institutionen för vård och natur(Swepub:his)bjom (author)
Högskolan i SkövdeInstitutionen för vård och natur (creator_code:org_t)

In:Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing: Sage Publications30:6, s. 293-3001043-45421532-8457

By the author/editor: Johansson Sundle ...; Hallström, Inger; Hammarlund, Kina; Björk, Maria

About the subject

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES: MEDICAL AND HEAL ...; and Health Sciences; and Nursing

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES: MEDICAL AND HEAL ...; and Clinical Medicin ...; and Pediatrics

By the university: Mälardalen University; Jönköping University; University of Skövde; University of Borås; Lund University

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