Journal of Nursing & Care

Susanne Knutsson

Publications

• Review Article
  A literature Review of the Results from Nursing and Psychosocial Research within Swedish Pediatric Oncology
  Author(s): Karin Enskär, Susanne Knutsson, Karina Huus, Mats Granlund, Laura Darcy and Maria BjörkKarin Enskär, Susanne Knutsson, Karina Huus, Mats Granlund, Laura Darcy and Maria Björk
  
  The body of research-based knowledge in paediatric caring science has been increasing leading to dramatic improvements in treatment. The purpose of this manuscript was to analyze results as stated by the researchers', in recently published articles on nursing and psychosocial research, within Swedish pediatric oncology setting. This was done through a review of 137 published articles about paediatric oncology related to caring science in Sweden. The result shows that the illness has affected, in both positive and negative ways, the wellbeing of everyone coming into contact with the child. The cancer also causes distress related to all aspects of life including physical, psychological, existential and social. Mediating factors for the experience of distress and wellbeing are: disease and treatment severity, age, gender and ethnicity of the participant, time since diagnosis, the use.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000217

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