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Abstract
Semislructured interviews were conducted with 26 mothers who had one or more children(N = 36) aged 8 to 12 years when they were diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. Formal methods were used to analyze the content of the data inductively. Mothers identified times during their diagnosis and treatment that were most difficult for their children, behaviors they observed indicating that the child was having a difficult time, and factors that prevented them from helping the child during those difficult times. The data provide a partial basis for developing materials, programs, and services designed to minimize the children's distress and to enhance the effectiveness of' parenting when a mother has early stage breast cancer.
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Frances Marcus Lewis
Dr. Lewis is Professor. Department of Family mid Child Nursing, University of Washington School of Nursing. Support for the research was partially funded hy the Dorothy S. O'Brien Special Projects Fund, Cancer Lifeline; Grant No. ROI-CA-55347 from the National Cancer Institute; and Grant Nos. NR-04135, P30-NR0400I (1995-1999), and P50-NKD2323 (1989-1994) from the National Institute of Nursing Research. National Institutes of Health.
