“I understand your mother is not well.” To which Grace responded, “She has cancer.” The kind woman asked, “Would you like to talk about it?” To which Grace responded,
Weintraub, Karen
Introduction: Understanding how children cope with thediagnosis and treatment of cancer is a crucial step towarddesigning appropriate psycho-educational interventions.This paper aimed to explore how Hong Kong Chinesechildren cope with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer,an area of research that has bee...
On the one hand, a clear diagnosis can bring a sense of relief, and on the other hand, autism is a life-long challenge with no specific "cure," which can cause all sorts of emotions to pop up as you try to figure out how to manage things moving forward. It sounds like you ...
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It is imperative for the healthcare team to lead with accurate information so that these parents may make informed decisions about the care of their child. This need remains high years after diagnosis. Therefore it is critical to continue a consistent level of effective communication and support,...
elsewhere, small bruises, nose bleeds, bleeding in the mouth,blood in the urine, and bleeding from venipuncture and bone marrow sites. In girls and women who are menstruating, excessive irregular menstrual bleeding may occur. The bleeding tendency may precede the diagnosis of leukemia by 2 to ...
The findings reveal specific practice actions that deliver PCC for persons living with heart failure in Thailand, such as (i) compassionate communication by healthcare professionals; (ii) effective teamwork amongst multidisciplinary healthcare professionals; (iii) proactive responses to physical, psychosocia...
impacts on how women interact with cancer prevention, care and treatment. According to a newLancetCommission, gender inequality and discrimination influence women's rights and opportunities to avoid cancer risk factors and impede their ability to seek and obtain timely diagnosis and quality cancer care...
To ensure reliability and validity, we deployed triangulation techniques to cope with possible informant biases, especially stemming from the characteristics and judgments of our interviewees that may have led to a distortion of reality [94]. Considering the different realities of our case companies, ...