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Assessing the Coherence of Parents' Short Narratives Regarding their Child Using the Five-Minute Speech Sample Procedure
Published on: September 19, 2019
How is my child doing - parental understanding of their children when a parent has cancer
Anette Hauskov Graungaard1, Marit Hafting2, Annette Sofie Davidsen1
1Section and Research Unit for General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Abstract:
To explore the difficulties parents face when understanding their children's reactions to parental cancer and parents' reactions to their children's perceived needs.
Abstract:
Qualitative interviews with cancer patients and their partners.
Abstract:
Eleven patients and seven partners took part. Their children were aged 1-15 years. Eight patients were mothers and cancer was diagnosed median 28 (7-104) months ago.
Abstract:
Inductive analysis with systematic text condensation.
Abstract:
Parents were groping in the dark when understanding their children's reactions. They observed signs of distress in their children, but often avoided communication about emotional reactions. We suggest parental difficulties in containing own and children's emotions as an important cause for this situation.
Abstract:
Parents lacked relevant support offers for the family as a unit. Identification of children's difficulties cannot be based on parental evaluation alone. We suggest family support as part of standard care for patients with minor children.
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