Jansen C, Halliburton P, Dibble S, Dodd M J
California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco.
Oncol Nurs Forum. 1993 May;20(4):689-94; discussion 694-6.
Although reports suggest that a cancer diagnosis affects all members of a family, limited descriptions are available of the types of problems families experience when a family member has cancer. Adult patients with cancer (n = 100) and their family members (n = 126) were interviewed in their homes at 1 1/2 weeks, 7 1/2 weeks, and 6 months following the initiation of chemotherapy. The Problem Centered Family Coping Interview, a semistructured tool with established content validity, was used to identify family problems that occurred in the previous month. Content analysis was performed on interviews using empirically based categories. Families reported from one to eight problems occurring in the previous month (mean = 3.4). Cancer-related health concerns accounted for 48%-52% of the problems identified at all three interviews. This study's findings enhance knowledge about the family's cancer experience.
尽管有报告表明癌症诊断会影响一个家庭的所有成员，但关于家庭成员患癌症时家庭所经历问题类型的描述却很有限。对100名成年癌症患者及其126名家庭成员在化疗开始后的1.5周、7.5周和6个月时进行了家访面谈。采用以问题为中心的家庭应对访谈法，这是一种具有既定内容效度的半结构化工具，用于识别前一个月出现的家庭问题。使用基于经验的类别对访谈内容进行分析。家庭报告前一个月出现1至8个问题（平均为3.4个）。在所有三次访谈中，与癌症相关的健康问题占所识别问题的48%-52%。本研究结果增进了对家庭癌症经历的了解。
