Supportive Strategies of Mothers of Children with Cancer to Help their Child Adapt to the Disease
akhlāq-i pizishkī i.e., Medical Ethics,
Vol. 15 No. 46 (1400),
7 Khordad 2021
,
Page 1-13
https://doi.org/10.22037/mej.v15i46.32280
Abstract
Background and Aim: Children, have the right to and should be provided with a more effective treatment to return to the natural path of their lives. Therefore, identifying and offering supportive solutions to the parents especially the primary care (the mother) are essential for balancing the child's condition. This research's goal is to identify and introduce the solutions used by the mothers of children with cancer to improve their consistency and resistance against the disease.
Materials and Methods: This is a qualitative with a phenomenological approach and an emphasis on the lived experience of those mothers. For doing the research, 19 mothers of 1 to 15hl year old in-treatment children with cancer were chosen by purposive sampling and studied with in-depth semi-structured interviews.
Ethical Considerations: First, the purpose of the research and also to ensure the confidentiality of the results were explained to the participants. After obtaining the consent, they consciously participated in the research.
Findings: The supporting solutions after knowing about the disease included "hiding", "getting help and support from others" and "direct confrontation". The solutions for boosting the kid's morale during the treatment process were categorized into 9 main categories: "the prudent change of the condition", "facilitating the kid's catharsis", "resorting to spirituality and God", "increasing hope and encouragement", "using common activities", "family and social relationships", "expressing kindness", "having fun with family", "communicative changes between the mother and the kid".
Conclusion: The mothers studied in this research, according to the conditions of their children and themselves, used different solutions. However, it seems possible to manage their conditions and improve their quality of life by organizing and teaching the right coping solutions to them, thus facilitating a more effective treatment.
Cite this article as: Hajkarami P, Hejazi E, Moussavi F. Supportive Strategies of Mothers of Children with Cancer to Help their Child Adapt to the Disease. Faṣlnāmah-i akhlāq-i pizishkī i.e., Quarterly Journal of Medical Ethics.2021; 15(46): e13.
- Mothers; Childhood Cancer; Supportive Solutions; Consistency and Copping
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