Experiences of children when understand cancer of their mothers: a phenomenology analysis

Publish Year: 1397
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: English
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CANCERMED04_031

تاریخ نمایه سازی: 17 مرداد 1398

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Objectives: To explore how children of mothers newly diagnosed with cancer perceive their mother’s illness and its initial treatment; to contrast their accounts with the mothers’ perceptions of their children’s knowledge. Methods: Design of study was based on phenomenology, with thematic analysis. Setting Home based interviews with mothers and children in cancer research Centre in Tehran. Participants 41 mothers with early cancer and 41 of their children aged between 7 and 15 years. Results: Awareness of cancer as a life threatening illness existed even among most of the youngest children. Children described specific aspects of their mother’s treatment as especially stressful (seeing her immediately postoperatively, chemotherapy, and hair loss). Children suspected that something was wrong even before they were told the diagnosis. Parents sometimes misunderstood their children’s reactions and underestimated the emotional impact or did not recognize the children’s need for more preparation and age appropriate information about the illness and its treatment. Conclusions: as part of their care, parents newly diagnosed with a life threatening illness need to be supported to think about how they will talk to their children. General practitioners and hospital specialists, as well as nurses, are well placed to be able to help with these concerns and if necessary to be involved in discussions with the children. The provision of appropriate information, including recommended websites, should be part of this care. More information specifically designed for young children is needed.

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Manijeh Firoozi

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.