Children's explanation of leukemia: a Hispanic perspective.
作者： Judith A. Vessey , Frances Munet-Vilaró
DOI: 10.5555/URI:PII:088259639090074J
关键词: Leukemia 、 Lymphoblastic Leukemia 、 Content analysis 、 Descriptive research 、 Clinical psychology 、 Medicine 、 Disease process 、 Perspective (graphical) 、 Treatment intervention
摘要: Abstract Children of differing cultural backgrounds experience, interpret, and respond to illness differently. This exploratory descriptive study investigated those explanations their offered by 23 Hispanic children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Content analysis interviews disclosed the following information: (a) culturally based treatment interventions were an important component care, (b) parents little information about disease process children, (c) tended explain in terms symptomatology side effects, (d) all physician advice was held high esteem.
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