Abstract
Based on a contextual family stress management model, the purpose of this study was to examine the stress experienced by mothers during the treatment of their children with cancer. A descriptive correlational study was designed to examine the relationship among mothers’ uncertainty, sense of mastery, and anxiety. One hundred mothers of children with cancer from two teaching hospitals were enrolled for the study. A pilot study was performed to examine the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the instruments. Sense of mastery acts as a mediator between uncertainty and anxiety. Both the child umdergoing treatment for less than two months and sense of mastery were significant predictors of anxiety, which explained 15.59% of variance. The results of this study not only extend our knowledge of a mother’s perception of family system stress, but also provide important information to empower family adaptation in caring for a child with malignancy.
Translated title of the contribution | Stress on Families of Children with Cancer: The Impact on Mothers |
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Original language | Chinese (Traditional) |
Pages (from-to) | 568-578 |
Journal | 護理研究 |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2000 |