TY - JOUR
T1 - A glimpse into the lives of 3 children
T2 - Their cancer journey
AU - Wilson, Karla
AU - Mazhar, Wajeeha
AU - Rojas-Cooley, Teresa
AU - de Rosa, Veronica
AU - van Cleve, Lois
PY - 2011/3
Y1 - 2011/3
N2 - Three stories of children with advanced cancer are presented in this article. The goal was to ascertain what these children were experiencing and thinking as well as what interventions were helpful. Interviews used open-ended questions as well as the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale, Symptom Management Record, the Body Outline, Child Depression Inventory, Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, Common Toxicity Criteria, Lansky's Play Performance Scale, and Spirituality quality of life (QOL) and provided an opportunity for the children to describe their symptoms and QOL. The findings illustrated that the child's social, psychological, and spiritual concerns are important for nurses to address along with the child's physical needs.
AB - Three stories of children with advanced cancer are presented in this article. The goal was to ascertain what these children were experiencing and thinking as well as what interventions were helpful. Interviews used open-ended questions as well as the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale, Symptom Management Record, the Body Outline, Child Depression Inventory, Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, Common Toxicity Criteria, Lansky's Play Performance Scale, and Spirituality quality of life (QOL) and provided an opportunity for the children to describe their symptoms and QOL. The findings illustrated that the child's social, psychological, and spiritual concerns are important for nurses to address along with the child's physical needs.
KW - Advanced cancer
KW - Case studies
KW - Quality of life
KW - Symptom management
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U2 - 10.1177/1043454210377899
DO - 10.1177/1043454210377899
M3 - Article
C2 - 20841447
AN - SCOPUS:79955426348
VL - 28
SP - 100
EP - 106
JO - Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing
JF - Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing
SN - 1043-4542
IS - 2
ER -