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Significant Relational Experiences Associated with Caring of Adolescents with Oncological Disease in the Post-Diagnosis
| Summary: | Significant care relational experiences arise in the interaction of adolescents with the different people they interact with ending up mediating their own experience of the oncological disease. Thus, the study aimed to: Understand the significant relational experiences of adolescents with hemato-oncological disease, associated with caring, in the diagnostic phase. An empirical investigation of qualitative type, with an interpretative phenomenological nature (Giorgi’s procedural method). Nine Portuguese adolescents undergoing cancer treatment were interviewed. From the essential structure of the experiences, obtained in an inductive way, there are 4 experiential dimensions: Relating to hospital staff; Maintaining relationship with friends; Valuing family support; and Valuing relationships with other people. In the nurse-adolescent care relationships, this values: proximity, nurses’ involvement in the care provided, support, good mood; availability to dialogue; and encouragement to face and overcome the disease. Nurses should encourage adolescents to share emotions and expectations, with a view to progressively and proactively integrate the disease, without neglecting individual specificities in their experiences. |
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| Main Authors: | Figueira, Sónia M. M. |
| Other Authors: | Gameiro, Manuel Gomes |
| Subject: | Enfermagem Pediátrica Enfermagem Oncológica Adolescente Diagnóstico Acontecimentos que Mudam a Vida Experiência Vivida Pediatric Nursing Oncology Nursing Adolescent Diagnosis Life Change Events |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | article |
| Access type: | unknown |
| Associated institution: | Associação de Enfermagem Oncológica Portuguesa |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Origin: | Onco.News |
| Summary: | Significant care relational experiences arise in the interaction of adolescents with the different people they interact with ending up mediating their own experience of the oncological disease. Thus, the study aimed to: Understand the significant relational experiences of adolescents with hemato-oncological disease, associated with caring, in the diagnostic phase. An empirical investigation of qualitative type, with an interpretative phenomenological nature (Giorgi’s procedural method). Nine Portuguese adolescents undergoing cancer treatment were interviewed. From the essential structure of the experiences, obtained in an inductive way, there are 4 experiential dimensions: Relating to hospital staff; Maintaining relationship with friends; Valuing family support; and Valuing relationships with other people. In the nurse-adolescent care relationships, this values: proximity, nurses’ involvement in the care provided, support, good mood; availability to dialogue; and encouragement to face and overcome the disease. Nurses should encourage adolescents to share emotions and expectations, with a view to progressively and proactively integrate the disease, without neglecting individual specificities in their experiences. |
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