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Understanding the health impact of caregiving: a qualitative study of immigrant parents and single parents of children with cancer

Abstract

PurposeResearch looking at the health of parents of children with cancer typically uses outcome measures focused on symptoms of anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic stress. Our team builds on this literature to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the health impact of caregiving.MethodsInterviews were conducted with 79 Canadian parents of children with cancer at least 6 months post-diagnosis. Line-by-line coding was used to establish …

Authors

Klassen AF; Gulati S; Granek L; Rosenberg-Yunger ZRS; Watt L; Sung L; Klaassen R; Dix D; Shaw NT

Journal

Quality of Life Research, Vol. 21, No. 9, pp. 1595–1605

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

11 2012

DOI

10.1007/s11136-011-0072-8

ISSN

0962-9343