Sears Heather A, Sheppard Heather M
Department of Psychology, University of New Brunswick, USA.
Can Oncol Nurs J. 2004 Winter;14(1):18-25.
This pilot study explored the experiences of three young women who were adolescents when a parent was diagnosed with cancer. Semi-structured, individual interviews with these youths were used to discuss ways that they and their families were affected by cancer, as well as changes that may have made their experience more manageable. A thematic analysis revealed that, as adolescents, the girls responded to the cancer diagnosis by making their family a primary focus, and that this focus had positive and negative consequences for their development. They also highlighted several ways that parents and others can assist adolescents as they cope with this situation.
这项试点研究探讨了三位年轻女性在青少年时期父母被诊断出患有癌症时的经历。通过对这些青少年进行半结构化的个人访谈，来讨论他们及其家庭受癌症影响的方式，以及可能使他们的经历更易于应对的变化。主题分析显示，作为青少年，这些女孩将家庭作为主要关注点来应对癌症诊断，而这种关注点对她们的成长有积极和消极的影响。她们还强调了父母和其他人在帮助青少年应对这种情况时可以采取的几种方式。
