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Abstract
Eighteen subjects participated in a 3-month intervention aimed at enhancing parents' and children s ability to cope with childhood leukemia. A 12-week hospital-based programme was developed in which the children received individual play therapy and distraction activities, while their parents participated in a structured support group.
The findings indicated some changing patterns on the coping and the hopelessness measures and an overall benefit for both parents and children. The conclusions address some culture-specific and long-term needs of these families, and propose possible directions for further research and programmes for this special group of families.
