Coping strategies of fathers and siblings of children with cancer: a literature review
Introductions The impact of paediatric cancer diagnosis on the family system is universally recognised, as well as the need for the family to find a new balance. Paediatric nurses, being promoters of the care of family and children diagnosed with cancer, need to deepen the experiences of siblings, f...
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| description | Introductions The impact of paediatric cancer diagnosis on the family system is universally recognised, as well as the need for the family to find a new balance. Paediatric nurses, being promoters of the care of family and children diagnosed with cancer, need to deepen the experiences of siblings, fathers and mothers to offer better holistic child and family centred care. Although other literature reviews on this topic are present, none of these take into consideration the coping strategies of fathers and siblings in an aggregative way, as we do in this paper. The aim of this study is to look into the coping strategies of healthy siblings and fathers during the therapeutic process of a child with cancer.Methods An aggregative literature review was conducted through the consultation of some of the main electronic databases. Studies satisfying the following criteria were included: (a) primary studies conducted in the last 10 years, (b) published in English or Italian, (c) focusing on coping strategies adopted at diagnosis and during therapy by fathers and siblings of children with cancer.Results The results were collected in three main categories looking at the problem from the parents’, the siblings’ and eventually the whole family’s points of view. The three categories have in common the expression of contrasting feelings by each member of the family that generates changes in roles and responsibilities.Conclusions Further studies are needed to better understand how nurses can lead a family centred care approach to improve the general familiar management and coping strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-59cdcfab27dc48d58584ceea2e18071c2025-01-28T17:10:12ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Public Health2753-42942024-07-012110.1136/bmjph-2023-000597Coping strategies of fathers and siblings of children with cancer: a literature reviewTeresa Rea0Vincenza Sansone1Andrea Zibaldo2Anna Bellingrath3Assunta Guillari41 Public Health Department, Federico II University Hospital, Napoli, Campania, Italy2 Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli School of Medicine and Surgery, Napoli, Campania, ItalyDepartment of Oncology, Hematology and Gene Therapy, Santobono Pausilipon Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale, Napoli, ItalyNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department od Pediatrics, Azienda Ospedaliera dei Colli - Monaldi Hospital, Napoli, Italy1 Public Health Department, Federico II University Hospital, Napoli, Campania, ItalyIntroductions The impact of paediatric cancer diagnosis on the family system is universally recognised, as well as the need for the family to find a new balance. Paediatric nurses, being promoters of the care of family and children diagnosed with cancer, need to deepen the experiences of siblings, fathers and mothers to offer better holistic child and family centred care. Although other literature reviews on this topic are present, none of these take into consideration the coping strategies of fathers and siblings in an aggregative way, as we do in this paper. The aim of this study is to look into the coping strategies of healthy siblings and fathers during the therapeutic process of a child with cancer.Methods An aggregative literature review was conducted through the consultation of some of the main electronic databases. Studies satisfying the following criteria were included: (a) primary studies conducted in the last 10 years, (b) published in English or Italian, (c) focusing on coping strategies adopted at diagnosis and during therapy by fathers and siblings of children with cancer.Results The results were collected in three main categories looking at the problem from the parents’, the siblings’ and eventually the whole family’s points of view. The three categories have in common the expression of contrasting feelings by each member of the family that generates changes in roles and responsibilities.Conclusions Further studies are needed to better understand how nurses can lead a family centred care approach to improve the general familiar management and coping strategies.https://bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000597.full |
| spellingShingle | Teresa Rea Vincenza Sansone Andrea Zibaldo Anna Bellingrath Assunta Guillari Coping strategies of fathers and siblings of children with cancer: a literature review BMJ Public Health |
| title | Coping strategies of fathers and siblings of children with cancer: a literature review |
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| title_short | Coping strategies of fathers and siblings of children with cancer: a literature review |
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