The Psychological Adaptation Process in Chinese Parent Caregivers of Pediatric Leukemia Patients : A Qualitative Analysis
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BACKGROUND: Psychological stresses caused by caring for pediatric leukemia patients can affect their parent caregivers' health. How these stressors are successfully managed determines how well these caregivers adapt to the illness situation over time. Previous studies suggest that caregivers will adapt gradually to the adverse consequences of caring for their child with a long-term illness. However, studies of the psychological adaptation process of family caregivers of children with leukemia are limited.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to study the psychological adaptation process of the parent caregivers of pediatric leukemia patients.
METHODS: In this qualitative study, we interviewed 32 caregivers of children with leukemia in China. Data were collected through semistructured interviews and analyzed using the content analysis method.
RESULTS: The psychological adaptation process in caregivers of pediatric leukemia patients seems to involve 5 stages: initial devastation, accumulation of hope, fluctuation in feelings, integration, and psychological adaptation. Significant emotional changes were observed at each stage.
CONCLUSIONS: This study identified commonalities in the psychological adaptation process experienced by caregivers of children with leukemia in the Chinese social and cultural context. It also characterized the different emotions that the caregivers had in the 5 stages of adaptation. In addition, our research identified the possible psychological interventions at different stages.
IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The study described the adaptation process of Chinese parents of children with leukemia. The findings of this study will help nurses identify main coping resources, controllable intervention factors, and the timing of intervention for these caregivers of children with leukemia.
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2022 |
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2022 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45 |
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Cancer nursing - 45(2022), 5 vom: 01. Sept., Seite E835-E842 |
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Englisch |
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Wang, Meng-Jia [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 26.08.2022 Date Revised 29.08.2022 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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10.1097/NCC.0000000000001034 |
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| 520 | |a BACKGROUND: Psychological stresses caused by caring for pediatric leukemia patients can affect their parent caregivers' health. How these stressors are successfully managed determines how well these caregivers adapt to the illness situation over time. Previous studies suggest that caregivers will adapt gradually to the adverse consequences of caring for their child with a long-term illness. However, studies of the psychological adaptation process of family caregivers of children with leukemia are limited | ||
| 520 | |a OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to study the psychological adaptation process of the parent caregivers of pediatric leukemia patients | ||
| 520 | |a METHODS: In this qualitative study, we interviewed 32 caregivers of children with leukemia in China. Data were collected through semistructured interviews and analyzed using the content analysis method | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: The psychological adaptation process in caregivers of pediatric leukemia patients seems to involve 5 stages: initial devastation, accumulation of hope, fluctuation in feelings, integration, and psychological adaptation. Significant emotional changes were observed at each stage | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSIONS: This study identified commonalities in the psychological adaptation process experienced by caregivers of children with leukemia in the Chinese social and cultural context. It also characterized the different emotions that the caregivers had in the 5 stages of adaptation. In addition, our research identified the possible psychological interventions at different stages | ||
| 520 | |a IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The study described the adaptation process of Chinese parents of children with leukemia. The findings of this study will help nurses identify main coping resources, controllable intervention factors, and the timing of intervention for these caregivers of children with leukemia | ||
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