Heiney S P, Lesesne C A
Center for cancer Treatment and Research, Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, SC 29203, USA.
Cancer Pract. 1996 Nov-Dec;4(6):324-9.
The emotional strains and anxiety experienced by a family system when a parent or significant adult member has cancer are well documented. Furthermore, the literature suggests a need for an intervention program for children whose parent or grandparent has cancer. The current article describes Quest, an intervention program for children and teenagers whose parent or grandparent has cancer. Quest is designed to facilitate positive coping with a parent's or grandparent's cancer diagnosis, increase understanding about cancer, and promote more positive communication about the diagnosis within the family system.
Quest is a 2-hour, biannual evening program targeted to children and adolescents whose parent or grandparent has cancer and structured to include educational information as well as time for expression of feelings.
The child, parent, and staff evaluations have been overwhelmingly positive and indicate the value of the program.
This program might be useful to other clinicians who have limited time to address a small, but important population affected by a cancer diagnosis in a family member. The structure and organization of the program make efficient use of time, yet address major issues affecting the children.
当父母或重要成年家庭成员患癌症时，家庭系统所经历的情感压力和焦虑已有充分记录。此外，文献表明需要为父母或祖父母患癌症的儿童制定干预计划。本文介绍了“探索”计划，这是一项针对父母或祖父母患癌症的儿童和青少年的干预计划。“探索”计划旨在促进对父母或祖父母癌症诊断的积极应对，增进对癌症的了解，并促进家庭系统内关于该诊断的更积极沟通。
“探索”计划是一个为期两小时的半年一次的晚间项目，面向父母或祖父母患癌症的儿童和青少年，其结构包括教育信息以及情感表达时间。
儿童、家长和工作人员的评估结果总体呈积极，表明该计划的价值。
该计划可能对其他临床医生有用，这些医生时间有限，需要关注一小部分但很重要的受家庭成员癌症诊断影响的人群。该计划的结构和组织有效地利用了时间，同时解决了影响儿童的主要问题。
