Woods N F, Lewis F M, Ellison E S
Cancer Nurs. 1989 Feb;12(1):28-33.
The focus of this paper is to describe what it is like to live with cancer from the perspective of families. Recent studies indicate that family members' concerns vary with their roles as family members and patient/nonpatient status. Moreover, concerns vary with stage of illness and time since diagnosis. Not all concerns are shared among all family members. Families influence the adjustment of the person with cancer. Family members cope in different ways, and coping patterns vary with status of the disease and the person's role in the family. Nevertheless, families coping in different ways can achieve similar outcomes.
本文的重点是从家庭的角度描述与癌症共存的感受。最近的研究表明，家庭成员的担忧因其作为家庭成员的角色以及患者/非患者身份而有所不同。此外，担忧会因疾病阶段和确诊后的时间而有所变化。并非所有担忧都为所有家庭成员所共有。家庭会影响癌症患者的适应情况。家庭成员的应对方式各不相同，应对模式会因疾病状况和个人在家庭中的角色而有所差异。然而，以不同方式应对的家庭可以取得相似的结果。
