Needs of young children with cancer during their initial hospitalization: an observational study.
(2006) In Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing 23(4). p.9-210- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to describe young (under
the age of 7) children’s needs as expressed by their
behavior, body language and verbal expression through
observations during their initial hospitalization after
being diagnosed with cancer. Twelve children under the
age of seven were followed during 26 hours with nonparticipant unstructured observations. Field notes were
written after each observation and transcribed into a
narrative text, which was analyzed by content analysis
at both manifest and latent level. Five themes were
identified, of which “need to have the parent close by”
was the most prominent. The other themes were “need
to... (More) - The aim of this study was to describe young (under
the age of 7) children’s needs as expressed by their
behavior, body language and verbal expression through
observations during their initial hospitalization after
being diagnosed with cancer. Twelve children under the
age of seven were followed during 26 hours with nonparticipant unstructured observations. Field notes were
written after each observation and transcribed into a
narrative text, which was analyzed by content analysis
at both manifest and latent level. Five themes were
identified, of which “need to have the parent close by”
was the most prominent. The other themes were “need
to play and feel joy,” “need for participation in care
and treatment,” “need for a good relationship with the
staff,” and “need for physical and emotional satisfaction.”
The results indicate that the children needed their
parents and the parents’presence helped the children to
express other needs. Professionals need to support the
child and his or her parents so that the parents in their
turn can support and alleviate their child’s hospitalization and cancer treatment. (Less)
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- author
- Björk, Maria LU ; Nordström, Berit LU and Hallström, Inger LU
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- publishing date
- 2006
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- childhood cancer, hospitalization, needs, observation
- in
- Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing
- volume
- 23
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 9 - 210
- publisher
- SAGE Publications
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- scopus:33745084594
- ISSN
- 1043-4542
- DOI
- 10.1177/1043454206289737
- project
- Children with cancer
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Division of Nursing (Closed 2012) (013065000)
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abstract = {{The aim of this study was to describe young (under<br/><br>
the age of 7) children’s needs as expressed by their<br/><br>
behavior, body language and verbal expression through<br/><br>
observations during their initial hospitalization after<br/><br>
being diagnosed with cancer. Twelve children under the<br/><br>
age of seven were followed during 26 hours with nonparticipant unstructured observations. Field notes were<br/><br>
written after each observation and transcribed into a<br/><br>
narrative text, which was analyzed by content analysis<br/><br>
at both manifest and latent level. Five themes were<br/><br>
identified, of which “need to have the parent close by”<br/><br>
was the most prominent. The other themes were “need<br/><br>
to play and feel joy,” “need for participation in care<br/><br>
and treatment,” “need for a good relationship with the<br/><br>
staff,” and “need for physical and emotional satisfaction.”<br/><br>
The results indicate that the children needed their<br/><br>
parents and the parents’presence helped the children to<br/><br>
express other needs. Professionals need to support the<br/><br>
child and his or her parents so that the parents in their<br/><br>
turn can support and alleviate their child’s hospitalization and cancer treatment.}},
author = {{Björk, Maria and Nordström, Berit and Hallström, Inger}},
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keywords = {{childhood cancer; hospitalization; needs; observation}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{4}},
pages = {{9--210}},
publisher = {{SAGE Publications}},
series = {{Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing}},
title = {{Needs of young children with cancer during their initial hospitalization: an observational study.}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1043454206289737}},
doi = {{10.1177/1043454206289737}},
volume = {{23}},
year = {{2006}},
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