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SOCIAL WORK IN HEALTH CARE
Volume 39, Issue 1-2, Pages 129-149Publisher
HAWORTH PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1300/J010v39n01_09
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parents; children; cancer; survival; siblings; family; effects
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Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, a study of 77 families was undertaken to examine the long-term psychosocial ef-. effects of cancer on children and their families. This paper focuses specifically on the findings in relation to the parents' subgroup of the overall Study. Key findings were that the majority of parents and their children read just to ordinary family life following completion of treatment. Gender differences in parents' coping mechanisms emerged. The period immediately following the cessation of treatment can create feelings of isolation and vulnerability, and many parents have ongoing worries about their child's continued well-being. (C) 2004 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.
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