Einberg Eva-Lena, Svedberg Petra, Enskär Karin, Nygren Jens M
Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden
Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden.
J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2015 May-Jun;32(3):153-64. doi: 10.1177/1043454214554009. Epub 2014 Nov 3.
Friendships are significant to child development and health but diseases such as cancer can interrupt the contact with friends. The purpose of this study was to describe perceptions of friendship from the perspective of children undergoing cancer treatment, in order to build knowledge that can be used in a health promotion intervention for these children. Fifteen children between 8 and 12 years of age participated in focus groups, where a mixture of informative and creative techniques were used. The focus group discussions were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The analysis resulted in three generic categories, "Common interests and experiences," "Mutual empathic actions." and "Mutual trust and understanding," incorporating seven subcategories. Based on children's descriptions from a salutogenic perspective, friendship emerged as An equal and mutual commitment that evolves over time and with interactions face-to-face and digitally, a child perspective on friendship should be central to the development of health promotion interventions designed to support friendship relations of children treated for cancer.
友谊对儿童的发展和健康至关重要，但诸如癌症等疾病可能会中断与朋友的联系。本研究的目的是从接受癌症治疗的儿童的角度描述对友谊的看法，以便积累知识，用于针对这些儿童的健康促进干预措施。15名8至12岁的儿童参加了焦点小组，在小组中使用了信息性和创造性相结合的技巧。采用定性内容分析法对焦点小组讨论进行分析。分析结果形成了三个总体类别，即“共同兴趣和经历”、“相互共情行为”和“相互信任和理解”，包含七个子类别。从健康促进的角度根据儿童的描述来看，友谊是一种平等和相互的承诺，它会随着时间的推移以及面对面和数字化的互动而发展，儿童对友谊的看法应该成为旨在支持癌症治疗儿童友谊关系的健康促进干预措施发展的核心。
