Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the responses of children with advanced cancer to a spiritual quality of life (SQL) interview. Design and Methods: Sixty children, ages 6-17, responded to an SQL interview every 2 weeks, for 5 months. The questionnaires were analyzed using content analysis. Results: Children's responses were primarily relational in nature, particularly to their parents. Seventy-eight percent of the interviewees reported they did something to " feel close to God." Children prayed for a " sense of normalcy" (59%) and relational concerns (31%). © 2010, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 301-306 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2010 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Pediatrics
Keywords
- Cancer
- Children
- Quality of life
- Spirituality
- Severity of Illness Index
- Child Behavior/psychology
- Palliative Care/psychology
- United States
- Humans
- Social Support
- Male
- Quality of Life/psychology
- Neoplasms/psychology
- Adolescent
- Female
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Child
- Terminally Ill/psychology
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