ArticleBMC women's health2024
Mothers' efforts to overcome difficult twists and turns in living with children with cancer: a phenomenological study.
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- Why do children with cancer withdraw from social interactions? A qualitative study using the COM-B model.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Compassion as the cornerstone of palliative nursing care for patients with heart failure: a phenomenological study.BMC research notes · 2025Article
- Correction: Mothers' efforts to overcome difficult twists and turns in living with children with cancer: a phenomenological study.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Nurses' perceptions of compassionate care in pediatric oncology: a qualitative interview study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundChild cancer impacts the entire family. However, those who identify as mothers may be most negatively affected due to the societal expectations placed upon them in primary caregiving. This study was conducted with the aim of exploring the lived experiences of mothers of children with cancer and their adaptation to their child's illness.
methodsThis study employed a qualitative and hermeneutic approach using Heideggerian phenomenology as a philosophical framework. Our sampling strategy was purposive. Mothers (n = 14) of children diagnosed with cancer participated in face-to-face semi-structured interviews. The seven-steps of critical hermeneutic analysis were used to summarize and interpret findings.
resultsAnalysis revealed that participants' adaptation to their child's illness occurs through comprehensive support and the utilization of empowering beliefs. The theme of comprehensive support included sub-themes of seeking informational support, seeking psychological support, and seeking social support. The theme of utilizing empowering beliefs encompassed sub-themes of resilience against cultural misconceptions and reliance on spiritual beliefs. Furthermore, one constitutive pattern 'mothers' efforts to overcome difficult twists and turns in living with children with cancer' was identified.This related to participants' striving to navigate the twists and turns of life's hardships.
conclusionsRelationships and social context are vital and important features of this phenomena. Employing a team approach to provide comprehensive support to mothers of children with cancer involving physicians, nurses, and psychologists can be supportive in their adaptation to their child's cancer. Additionally, reductions in cultural taboos surrounding cancer could facilitate improved adaptation to childhood cancer for these mothers.
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