Nursing theory as a guide into uncharted waters: Research with parents of children undergoing cancer treatment

作者：Bajjani Gebara Jouhayna^*; Reed Pamela G

来源：Applied Nursing Research, 2016, 32: 14-17.

DOI：10.1016/j.apnr.2016.03.007

• Self-transcendence
• Well-being
• Resilience
• Parental caregivers
• Mediator

Being a parental caregiver for a child who is undergoing cancer treatment profoundly impacts significant numbers of parental caregivers and their well-being. This article focuses on the use of theory, philosophy, and empirical knowledge in guiding research designed to both describe and explain influences on well-being of parental caregivers of children undergoing cancer treatment. Other aspects of the research are discussed as well, including practice-relevant findings. Findings indicated the co-existence of both positive and negative well-being and that each has unique predictors. Self-transcendence mediated the relationship between resilience and well-being in parental caregivers. Clinical implications for these findings are also presented.

• 出版日期2016-11