Keskin Sarılar Z.
ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD, sa.99, ss.541, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
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Yayın Türü:
Makale / Tam Makale
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Basım Tarihi:
2014
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Dergi Adı:
ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD
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Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler:
Scopus, Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
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Sayfa Sayıları:
ss.541
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Samsun Üniversitesi Adresli:
Hayır
Özet
Background and aim
Getting diagnosed with a cancer is a life crisis for many people. When children, the most precious beings of parents, are diagnosed with cancer, this affects them deeply. This study was designed to determine the views of mothers regarding with the feelings of the mother when their child have received a diagnosis of cancer.
Methods
The study used the method of focus group interviews and face-to-face in-depth interviews for qualitative studies. Interviews were held with the mothers of 6 children with cancer on March 2014. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. The mothers’ verbal consents were obtained.
Results
Mothers were asked about how they felt when they first heard about the diagnosis. Mother C said, ‘You get accustomed to everything; but not that diagnosis. When I first heard about the diagnosis, the hospital literally collapsed on me’. Mother H said, ‘We never …