Syfte: Att beskriva sjuksköterskans upplevelser och copingstrategier vid vård av barn med cancer samt beskriva de ingående artiklarnas datainsamlingsmetod. Metod: En beskrivande litteraturstudie med kvalitativ ansats. Totalt granskades elva artiklar, nio kvalitativa, en kvantitativ samt en med mixad metod. Artiklarna söktes via databaserna PubMed och Cinahl mellan åren 2005 till 2015. Huvudresultat: Fem teman identifierades: Sjuksköterskans upplevelser vid vård av barn med cancer, kommunikationssvårigheter med barnen och deras föräldrar, svårigheter inom yrket, samt den palliativa vården och döden, sjuksköterskans copingstrategier vid vård av barn med cancer. Sjuksköterskan upplevde hinder i kommunikationen relaterat till negativa prognoser för barnen samt om barnen var svåra att nå och inte ville kommunicera. Känslomässiga svårigheter uppstod ofta då sjuksköterskan skapat personliga band till barnen och deras familjer. Emotionella svårigheter sågs framförallt när barnens behandlingsfokus ändrades eller om barnen dog. Detta hanterade sjuksköterskorna med olika copingstrategier, exempelvis genom att prata med sina kollegor om sina upplevelser. Sjuksköterskorna upplevde även att de var tvungna att ta kontroll över sina egna känslor. I granskningen av de ingående artiklarnas datainsamlingsmetod framkom att artiklarna använt sig av semistrukturerade-, ostrukturerade och djupgåendeintervjuer, fokusgrupper, enkäter och en metod där deltagarna skriftligt besvara en fråga.   Slutsats: Sjuksköterskan på en pediatrisk onkologiavdelning möter dagligen svårt sjuka barn. Emotionella påfrestningar är något som sjuksköterskan måste hantera då de ofta möter svåra och sorgsna situationer. Dessa påfrestningar hanterar sjuksköterskan genom att använda sig av olika copingstrategier. Trots yrkets svårigheter upplever sjuksköterskan mycket glädje och tacksamhet i sitt arbete. / Aim: The aim of this literature study was to describe the nurse experience and coping strategies working with cancer ill children and to analyze the included articles data collection method. Method: A descripted literature study with qualitative approach. Eleven articles were included, nine qualitative, one quantitative and one with a mixed method. The articles were found through the database PubMed and Cinahl between the years 2005 to 2015. Result: Five main themes were found: The nurse experience of working with cancer ill children, communications difficulties with the children and their families, difficulties about the work, and palliative care and death, the nurse coping strategies of working with cancer ill children. The nurses handled it with different coping strategies such as talking with colleges about their experiences. The nurses also had to take control over their own emotions. The data collection methods the included articles used were; semi-structed-, unstructed-, depth- and focus- groups interviews, surveys. One method, participants were responding to one question. Conclusion: The nurse in pediatric oncology unit, daily faces seriously ill children. Emotional stress is something that the nurse must manage as he/she often faces difficulties and sad situations. The nurse manages these pressures by making use of different coping strategies. Despite these difficulties, the nurse experiences a lot of happiness and thankfulness in her profession.

Anotation: The diploma thesis " The Psychosocial Aspects of Cancer in Adults" deals with problems of the psychosocial aspects of the oncological disease and its command by adults patient.The theoretical part engages in individual phases of disease and its consequences of patient's life. It also deals with basic ethical problems which are connect with this disease. The theoretical-practical part states the basic forms and methods of supportive oncological care and it demonstrates the propsal for its classification. The practical part is elaborated by the form of interviews. The first interview was accomplished with the hospital chaplain woman and the following interviews with oncological female patiens. The main aim of the thesis is to alert to problems of the psychosocial disease aspects whose solution should be the inseparable component of the complex oncological care.

Il presente lavoro di tesi si colloca all'interno di un più ampio programma di intervento clinico per pazienti oncologici. Facendo riferimento ad una cornice teorica basata sul modello relationship-centered care, l'obiettivo di tale programma di intervento è quello di ricercare ed attivare modalità di coping diadico funzionali per fronteggiare la malattia oncologica attraverso i quali si articola questa ricerca, vogliono esplorare tre modalità di coping e caregiving: individuale, diadico e di gruppo. Nel primo studio verranno indagate le strategie di coping e di adattamento interpersonale di donne con cancro al seno, e se tali variabili sono in grado di predire l'adesione ad un trattamento clinico che implichi il paziente medesimo ed un caregiver da lui scelto. Il secondo studio sarà dedicato all'assesssment diadico, dove le coppie formate da paziente e caregiver saranno descritte in funzione di specifiche variabili quali la depressione, l'ottimismo e le caratteristiche di personalità; a questo proposito verrà indagato se tali tipologie di coppia sono in grado di predire lo stile di coping del paziente. Il terzo studio, di processo, è centrato sull'efficacia di un intervento clinico di gruppo in cui sono coinvolti i pazienti e i loro caregiver. / This dissertation examines the psychological assessment for women with breast cancer and their chosen caregivers. It will be wholly presented the longitudinal research design in which the three studies of this dissertation are included. The first study aims not only to standardize the sampling procedure, but it also has the clinical purpose to verify whether coping strategies and interpersonal adjustment preedict end moderate the acceptance to a Supportive-Expressive Group Therapy (SEGT). In the second study the unit of analysis is the couple, which allows for a more accurate description of dyadic coping processes. It will be described and examined specifics couple's typologies or couple matching depending on symptoms and psychological factors such as, life orientations, depression and personality traits. The third study is totally centred on the SEGT. It will be described the nature of intervention and the structure of each session, exploring how the contents and the styles of the therapeutic action change.