Parental communication and children's behaviour following diagnosis of childhood leukaemia

Psycho-oncology
Sally-Ann ClarkeC Eiser

Abstract

Many parents find decisions about what to tell their child with cancer difficult. Open communication is generally considered the best policy and most health care professionals encourage parents to talk openly and honestly about the illness. However, parents differ in their views about what to tell the child. In this study 55 parents of children (36 boys and 19 girls, mean age = 7.33 years) newly diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) were interviewed about (i) the child's reactions and behaviour following diagnosis, (ii) their views about what to tell their child and (iii) factors influencing parents' communication with the child. Interviews were analysed using thematic analysis. Most children showed behavioural and mood difficulties after diagnosis. Older children were given more information. In addition, parents' perceptions of childhood cancer affect the way they communicate with their child. These findings may be used to inform training packages in order to facilitate improved communication amongst health professionals.

References

Dec 1, 1986·Journal of Pediatric Psychology·M A CheslerO A Barbarin
Mar 1, 1986·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines·J E Van Dongen-Melman, J A Sanders-Woudstra
May 1, 1981·Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing·R F Kramer
Feb 1, 1982·The American Journal of Psychiatry·L A SlavinD J Foster
Jun 1, 1993·Journal of Pediatric Psychology·L M DahlquistJ K Vaughan
Feb 22, 2002·Child: Care, Health and Development·Y H Vance, C Eiser
Jan 30, 2004·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·Eric KodishDennis Drotar
Jan 31, 2004·Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology·Jennifer W Mack, Holcombe E Grier

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Mar 17, 2010·Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer·Marta TremoladaThomas S Weisner
Aug 16, 2011·Journal of Pediatric Psychology·Erin M RodriguezBruce E Compas
Jun 7, 2014·Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology·Saran YoshidaMasashi Kato
May 16, 2013·Child: Care, Health and Development·G MargheritaF Camera
Jun 21, 2015·Journal of Pediatric Psychology·Marieke Van SchoorsMelissa A Alderfer
Aug 17, 2016·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Ryoko Nakajima-YamaguchiTakashi Fukushima
Aug 19, 2015·Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology·Ceilidh J Eaton Russell, Eric Bouffet
Apr 17, 2008·Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry·Sally-Ann ClarkeChristine Eiser
Sep 11, 2008·Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing : Official Journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses·Lindsay Willingham PiersolCrystal Walker
Jan 9, 2013·Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry·Akiko WatanabeGuida de Abreu
Apr 12, 2012·Pediatric Blood & Cancer·Annarita AdduciGeraldina Poggi
May 19, 2018·Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer·Saran YoshidaMasashi Kato
Sep 1, 2007·Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology·Heleen Maurice-StamBob F Last
Mar 13, 2019·The British Journal of General Practice : the Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners·Esther T van der WerfAlastair D Hay
Jan 18, 2014·Pediatric Blood & Cancer·Jeannie S HuangKevin Patrick
Mar 28, 2019·Autism : the International Journal of Research and Practice·Laura CraneElizabeth Pellicano
Mar 22, 2012·Pediatric Blood & Cancer·Kimberly S MillerCynthia A Gerhardt
Feb 7, 2014·International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health·Celeste R Phillips-SalimiJoan E Haase
Sep 19, 2020·Journal of Cancer Education : the Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education·Bernadette WhartonStacy Cooper
Aug 14, 2020·Journal of Child Health Care : for Professionals Working with Children in the Hospital and Community·Maha M Atout, Bernie Carter
Jul 20, 2019·Global Pediatric Health·Stephanie VancloosterAnna Jansen
Aug 14, 2020·Revista brasileira de enfermagem·Bruna Pase ZanonCristiane Cardoso de Paula
Jul 30, 2019·Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Sociéte française de pédiatrie·L CouitchéréJ-M Aholi
Jan 23, 2021·European Journal of Cancer Care·Javier LópezCristina Noriega
Apr 14, 2021·Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy·Michael Rost, Emilian Mihailov
Aug 11, 2021·Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry·Sarah-Jane ArchibaldAngela Kirby

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Blood And Marrow Transplantation

The use of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or blood and marrow transplantation (bmt) is on the increase worldwide. BMT is used to replace damaged or destroyed bone marrow with healthy bone marrow stem cells. Here is the latest research on bone and marrow transplantation.

Related Papers

Psycho-oncology
Margaret Dejong, Eric Fombonne
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Stephanie J LeeAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Leslie R SchoverSima Jeha
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved