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371	The stories women tell: living with cancer and care Harrington, Michelle 01 January 2002 (has links) This research was aimed at listening to the care stories of people living with cancer in remission. The participants spoke about relationships with their families, medical professionals and their spirituality, thereby giving a voice to personal experiences of cancer as part of family life. Postmodern social construction discourse guided the explaining of how cancer invades and affects people's Jives and relationships. This participatory action research was situated in a contextual practical theology. Narrative conversations with the participants spoke about experiences of both care and communication by medical professionals, their struggles in communicating with their partners and families, their spiritual search and longing for pastoral care to sustain and guide them. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M.Th. (Pastoral Therapy) Cancer Women living with cancer Relationships Communication Medical profession Spirituality Care Ethics of care Narrative pastoral Contextual practical theology Qualitative research Participatory action research 259.496994 Pastoral counseling Women -- Pastoral counseling of Church work with women Cancer -- Social aspects Cancer -- Religious aspects Cancer -- Psychological aspects Communication in medicine Medical personnel and patient
372	The psychosocial experiences of patients diagnosed with acute leukaemia during hospitalization Petersen, Laetitia 30 November 2002 (has links) SOCIAL WORK / MA(SS) (SOCIAL WORK) 362.1969940968227 Emotions--Sociological aspects
373	Sibbe van kinders met kanker se belewenis in die gesinsdinamika na behandeling Boon, Wietske 30 November 2008 (has links) Text in Afrikaans / The problem that motivated the study was that siblings of children with cancer may experience the relationships within the family differently after cancer treatment. The purpose was to investigate and describe how family dynamics are experienced by the siblings of a cancer patient after his/her treatment for cancer. The research methodology includes qualitative research of an explorative and descriptive nature. Data were collected through unstructured interviews with siblings of children who had received treatment for cancer. From this data eight categories were identified accordingly. Although the data do not indicate that siblings experienced family dynamics after treatment as problematic, as expected, the information contributes by making parents of cancer patients more aware of the siblings' emotions and needs. / Social Work / M.Diac (Spelterapie) Qualitative research Unstructured interviews Siblings Middle childhood Family dynamics Cancer 362.19892994 Brothers and sisters Brothers and sisters -- Psychology Cancer in children Cancer -- Social aspects Emotions in children Interpersonal communication in children Child development Terminally ill children -- Psychology Adjustment (Psychology) in children
374	Exploring stories of coping with childhood cancer in a support group for parents Papaikonomou, Maria 06 1900 This study examines through autoethnographic inquiry my research journey in the world of childhood cancer. The unfolding research experience eventually led to the focus of this investigation which is exploring stories of coping with childhood cancer in a support group for parents. Using the principles of ethnographic epistemology this study explores the stories of eight parents whose children were diagnosed with cancer and who decided to join the support group for parents called, TOUCH. An overview of the existing body of knowledge on childhood cancer and the family is presented as well as the value of a social support group in parenting a child with cancer. The need of a conceptual shift in order to understand the problem of parenting a child with cancer is propagated. The stories of eight parents within the setting of a social support group are presented. Through the principles of the qualitative method of ethnography the story of the child's cancer is described by means of emerging themes. The coping mechanisms used to cope in this world of uncertainty and ambiguity, follows. Finally the contribution of the support group is discussed in terms of my relationship with the group member, the group members' communication pattern and what was perceived to be helpful to the group member. The eight stories discussed all follow the same pattern. Four hypotheses emerged from the eight stories described and are presented in the final chapter. The strengths and limitations of the study are discussed as well as recommendations for future research. / Psychology / D. Lit. et Phil. (Psychology) Autoethnography Childhood cancer Communication pattern Coping mechanisms Diagnosis Ethnography Qualitative paradigm Social support group Recovery Remission 155.916 Coping mechanisms Ethnology -- Biographical methods Qualitative research
375	Team-patient communication of information and support at the Breast Cancer Clinic of the Johannesburg Hospital Levin, Debra 11 1900 (has links) This study addresses the effectiveness of communication between the team (doctors, sisters and social workers) and patients at the Breast Cancer Clinic of the Johannesburg Hospital. Tue needs of patients were highlighted, as well as the role of care-giver, both as a group and in their separate disciplines, in attempting to meet these needs. Tue empirical survey was carried out through the use of questionnaires as well as interview schedules. Patients, doctors, nurses and social workers were used as respondents. Results indicated that the majority of patients' needs for information and support were met by the team in general; however, a need for further social work intervention seemed to be apparent. In addition, several barriers were found to inhibit both team-patient and inter-team communication. Tue researcher used the information gathered in this study to make recommendations that will facilitate improved communication in the clinic, with specific reference to the role of the social worker. / Social Work / M.A.(Social Science: Mental Health) Patient Breast Cancer Multi-disciplinary team Information Support Communication Doctor Nurse Social Worker Roles 362.19699449 Breast -- Tumors. Death -- Psychological aspects.
376	癌症病患社會比較及其相關因素之研究—新癌症病患與舊癌症病患之比較 / Social Comparison and Its Related Variables of Cancer Patients: the Difference between New Cancer Patients and Old Cancer Patients 張丁升 Unknown Date (has links) 本研究之主要目的在於瞭解癌症病患社會比較行為之現況與相關因素之探討，包括社會比較動機、不同之比較面向與比較模式之對象、社會比較效果，進而探索新癌症病患與舊癌症病患在社會比較行為上的差異性；其次，探討自尊、身心健康情形與社會比較之關係。本研究以問卷調查的方式，訪談全國癌症病友中心的癌症病患，共計134位，包括各50位新、舊乳癌病患與21位新腸癌病患、13位舊腸癌病患。本研究使用社會比較動機量表中文版、自尊量表中文版、一般健康量表中文版以及研究者自編的社會比較問卷，進行相關統計分析與假設考驗。研究結果發現，癌症病患主要社會比較動機是同盟、自我增進、自我彰顯等動機；新、舊癌症病患在社會比較行為上皆有顯著性的差異，包括社會比較動機、社會比較的對象與方式、以及社會比較的負向效果。另一方面，自尊越低與一般健康情形越差的癌症病患，其社會比較的負向效果也越大。最後，根據研究結果與討論，提出對未來相關研究、癌症病患的心理社會介入與臨床應用的建議。 / The main purpose of this study was to explore the social comparison process and its correlates among cancer patients. The first purpose of this study was to understand the differences of social comparison process between new cancer patients and old cancer patients, not only including the source of social comparative information, but the motives, the models, the dimensions, the targets and preferences of social comparison. The second purpose was to understand the influence of self-esteem on social comparison. The third purpose was to asses the relationship between social comparison and individual’s physical and mental health. The Chinese versions of the Social Comparison Motive Scale (Helgeson & Mickelson, 1995), the Chinese versions of Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965), the Chinese versions of General Health Questionnaire (Goldberger, 1978), and two self-constructed scales to measure the informative source, the models, the dimensions, the targets and preferences of social comparison were administered to 100 breast cancer patients and 34 colorectal cancer patients from Changhua Christian Hospital. Finally, the findings of this research were expected to apply to clinical psychooncology so as to help cancer patients have better psychological reaction and to improve their adaptation to illness. 癌症病患社會比較社會比較動機社會比較效果比較模式比較面向 cancer patients social comparison social comparison motive social comparison effect the models of social comparison the dimensions of social comparison
377	The psychosocial experiences of patients diagnosed with acute leukaemia during hospitalization Petersen, Laetitia 30 November 2002 (has links) SOCIAL WORK / MA(SS) (SOCIAL WORK) 362.1969940968227 Emotions--Sociological aspects
378	Sibbe van kinders met kanker se belewenis in die gesinsdinamika na behandeling Boon, Wietske 30 November 2008 (has links) Text in Afrikaans / The problem that motivated the study was that siblings of children with cancer may experience the relationships within the family differently after cancer treatment. The purpose was to investigate and describe how family dynamics are experienced by the siblings of a cancer patient after his/her treatment for cancer. The research methodology includes qualitative research of an explorative and descriptive nature. Data were collected through unstructured interviews with siblings of children who had received treatment for cancer. From this data eight categories were identified accordingly. Although the data do not indicate that siblings experienced family dynamics after treatment as problematic, as expected, the information contributes by making parents of cancer patients more aware of the siblings' emotions and needs. / Social Work / M.Diac (Spelterapie) Qualitative research Unstructured interviews Siblings Middle childhood Family dynamics Cancer 362.19892994 Brothers and sisters Brothers and sisters -- Psychology Cancer in children Cancer -- Social aspects Emotions in children Interpersonal communication in children Child development Terminally ill children -- Psychology Adjustment (Psychology) in children
379	Exploring stories of coping with childhood cancer in a support group for parents Papaikonomou, Maria 06 1900 (has links) This study examines through autoethnographic inquiry my research journey in the world of childhood cancer. The unfolding research experience eventually led to the focus of this investigation which is exploring stories of coping with childhood cancer in a support group for parents. Using the principles of ethnographic epistemology this study explores the stories of eight parents whose children were diagnosed with cancer and who decided to join the support group for parents called, TOUCH. An overview of the existing body of knowledge on childhood cancer and the family is presented as well as the value of a social support group in parenting a child with cancer. The need of a conceptual shift in order to understand the problem of parenting a child with cancer is propagated. The stories of eight parents within the setting of a social support group are presented. Through the principles of the qualitative method of ethnography the story of the child's cancer is described by means of emerging themes. The coping mechanisms used to cope in this world of uncertainty and ambiguity, follows. Finally the contribution of the support group is discussed in terms of my relationship with the group member, the group members' communication pattern and what was perceived to be helpful to the group member. The eight stories discussed all follow the same pattern. Four hypotheses emerged from the eight stories described and are presented in the final chapter. The strengths and limitations of the study are discussed as well as recommendations for future research. / Psychology / D. Lit. et Phil. (Psychology) Autoethnography Childhood cancer Communication pattern Coping mechanisms Diagnosis Ethnography Qualitative paradigm Social support group Recovery Remission 155.916 Coping mechanisms Ethnology -- Biographical methods Qualitative research
380	Team-patient communication of information and support at the Breast Cancer Clinic of the Johannesburg Hospital Levin, Debra 11 1900 (has links) This study addresses the effectiveness of communication between the team (doctors, sisters and social workers) and patients at the Breast Cancer Clinic of the Johannesburg Hospital. Tue needs of patients were highlighted, as well as the role of care-giver, both as a group and in their separate disciplines, in attempting to meet these needs. Tue empirical survey was carried out through the use of questionnaires as well as interview schedules. Patients, doctors, nurses and social workers were used as respondents. Results indicated that the majority of patients' needs for information and support were met by the team in general; however, a need for further social work intervention seemed to be apparent. In addition, several barriers were found to inhibit both team-patient and inter-team communication. Tue researcher used the information gathered in this study to make recommendations that will facilitate improved communication in the clinic, with specific reference to the role of the social worker. / Social Work / M.A.(Social Science: Mental Health) Patient Breast Cancer Multi-disciplinary team Information Support Communication Doctor Nurse Social Worker Roles 362.19699449 Breast -- Tumors. Death -- Psychological aspects.

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