Social support and families of children with cancer: an integrative review

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Iara Cristina Da Silva Pedro¹  Cristina Maria Galvão¹  Semiramis Melani Melo Rocha¹  Lucila Castanheira Nascimento² 

[1],University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing

关键词: social support;    neoplasms;    child;    family;    pediatric nursing;    apoyo social;    neoplasias;    niño;    familia;    enfermería pediátrica;    apoio social;    câncer;    criança;    família;    enfermagem pediátrica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692008000300023

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to search available evidences in literature about social support to families of children with cancer. An integrative review was elaborated and the articles were searched in PUBMED, WEB of SCIENCE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and LILACS, using the key words: social support, cancer, child and family, between 1996 and 2006. Fifteen articles were selected and the analysis of these publications allowed for the identification of three themes: social support and the trajectory of cancer, social support to healthy siblings and social support to fathers and mothers of children with cancer. Data indicated a lack of consensus among researchers about the use of the term social support and that there is a need for greater methodological rigor in the conduction of these studies. Acknowledging the clients' support needs is important to plan nursing care and guide research development, whose results can be used in practice.

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