Caring for the child who has completed treatment for cancer: the lived experience of parents who do not live near their child's tertiary cancer centre

dc.contributor.authorShepherd, Erin Jennifer Watt
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeAteah, Christine (Nursing) Yanofsky, Rochelle (Pediatrics and Child Health)en
dc.contributor.supervisorWoodgate, Roberta (Nursing)en
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-23T15:41:03Z
dc.date.available2010-08-23T15:41:03Z
dc.date.issued2010-08-23T15:41:03Z
dc.degree.disciplineNursingen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Nursing (M.N.)en_US
dc.description.abstractCaring for children with cancer involves caring for the entire family. Treatment for childhood cancer is centralized in major centres. A phenomenological study was conducted to elicit the lived experience of parents caring for a child who had completed treatment for cancer who do not live near their child’s cancer treatment centre. Interviews with five parents exploring their recollections of parenting their child with cancer during and after treatment were conducted. Data analysis revealed the essence of the parents’ lived experience as a journey within a journey. Four themes characterized the essence of parents’ lived experience: (1) travelling for care, (2) learning to navigate their journey with healthcare providers, (3) coping with change, and (4) giving back. Similarities and differences between the findings from this study and other studies of families with childhood cancer are presented. Recommendations relating to nursing practice, education, research and healthcare policy are provided.en
dc.description.noteOctober 2010en
dc.format.extent1429082 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/4060
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectpediatric oncologyen
dc.subjectruralen
dc.subjectpost-treatmenten
dc.subjectphenomenologyen
dc.subjectparentsen
dc.subjectcaregivingen
dc.titleCaring for the child who has completed treatment for cancer: the lived experience of parents who do not live near their child's tertiary cancer centreen
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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