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Stress and Coping: A Literature Review of Everyday Stressors and Strategies to Cope in Pediatric Patients With Cancer

Sarah Furtado
Taylor Stallworth
Young-Me Lee
Joseph D. Tariman
CJON 2021, 25(4), 367-371 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.367-371
Although cancer survival rates are improving, pediatric patients with cancer still face numerous stressors. Using an integrative approach, a literature review was conducted to identify stressors and synthesize effective coping strategies among pediatric patients with cancer. The CINAHL ® Complete,...
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Experiences of Turkish Parents of Hospitalized Children With Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

Meltem Gürcan
Tuğba Çelebi
Sevcan Atay Turan
ONF 2021, 48(4), 403-411 DOI: 10.1188/21.ONF.403-411
Purpose: To describe the experiences of Turkish parents of hospitalized children with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants & Setting: Participants were recruited at the pediatric hematology-oncology clinic of a university hospital in Turkey. A purposive sampling strategy was used...
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Effects of a Web-Based Pediatric Oncology Legacy Intervention on Parental Coping

Terrah Foster Akard
Mary S. Dietrich
Debra L. Friedman
Sarah Wray
Cynthia A. Gerhardt
Barbara Given
Verna L. Hendricks-Ferguson
Pamela S. Hinds
Eunji Cho
Mary Jo Gilmer
ONF 2021, 48(3), 309-316 DOI: 10.1188/21.ONF.309-316
Objectives: To examine the effects of a legacy intervention for children with advanced cancer and their parents on parental coping strategies. Sample & Setting: The authors recruited 150 children with advanced cancer and their parents via Facebook. Methods & Variables: Child–parent dyads...
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Reducing Pediatric Patient Anxiety: Implementing a Nonpharmacologic Intervention to Aid Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy

Julie L. Natale
CJON 2021, 25(2), 215-218 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.215-218
Pharmacologic interventions are often used to assist with immobilization and decrease anxiety in pediatric patients undergoing radiation therapy. For these patients, distraction can be an alternative to using pharmacologic measures to address anxiety. As a distraction technique, this pilot project...
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Transplantation and Adherence: Evaluating Tacrolimus Usage in Pediatric Patients With Cancer

Micah A. Skeens
Mary S. Dietrich
Nancy Ryan-Wenger
Mary Jo Gilmer
Shelagh A. Mulvaney
Terrah Foster Akard
CJON 2020, 24(5), E57-E64 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.E57-E64
Background: Researchers have estimated that about 50% of pediatric patients with chronic illness adhere to tacrolimus therapy, a medication responsible for preventing critical side effects in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Objectives: The purpose of this study...
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