Childhood Cancer and the Family: A Pilot Proposal for Comprehensive Intervention at the Time of Diagnosis
Childhood cancer has a great impact on children and their environment. To minimize this, countries such as Canada and the USA have protocols in the field of social work, although these are scarce in Europe and especially in Spain. This paper aims to develop a pilot protocol in Aragon (Spain) for the...
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| author | Marta Mira-Aladrén Javier Martín-Peña Gemma Sevillano Cintora Antonio Celma Juste Marta Gil-Lacruz |
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| description | Childhood cancer has a great impact on children and their environment. To minimize this, countries such as Canada and the USA have protocols in the field of social work, although these are scarce in Europe and especially in Spain. This paper aims to develop a pilot protocol in Aragon (Spain) for the practice of onco-pediatric social work in one of the hardest moments: the diagnosis. For its elaboration, a previous study was carried out in three phases, which provided data on the disease and its impact on the family and children and a methodological basis for the intervention from social work, all considering the participation of the agents involved as a fundamental element. Variables have been identified that influence the impact on the family support network and its quality of life at the time of diagnosis of childhood cancer. In addition, different indicators have been explored, based on the reality of these families. Finally, a pilot proposal for a comprehensive family intervention protocol in the diagnosis of childhood cancer has been elaborated. This work is intended to be a guide for intervention and delimitation of quality standards to be considered when dealing with the diagnosis of childhood cancer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ab49329b018d4aca86168f67c37369b72023-11-23T16:30:59ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-09-01109179010.3390/healthcare10091790Childhood Cancer and the Family: A Pilot Proposal for Comprehensive Intervention at the Time of DiagnosisMarta Mira-Aladrén0Javier Martín-Peña1Gemma Sevillano Cintora2Antonio Celma Juste3Marta Gil-Lacruz4Faculty of Social Sciences and Labor, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainFaculty of Social Sciences and Labor, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainAssociation of Parents of Oncological Children of Aragon (ASPANOA), 50009 Zaragoza, SpainAssociation of Parents of Oncological Children of Aragon (ASPANOA), 50009 Zaragoza, SpainFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainChildhood cancer has a great impact on children and their environment. To minimize this, countries such as Canada and the USA have protocols in the field of social work, although these are scarce in Europe and especially in Spain. This paper aims to develop a pilot protocol in Aragon (Spain) for the practice of onco-pediatric social work in one of the hardest moments: the diagnosis. For its elaboration, a previous study was carried out in three phases, which provided data on the disease and its impact on the family and children and a methodological basis for the intervention from social work, all considering the participation of the agents involved as a fundamental element. Variables have been identified that influence the impact on the family support network and its quality of life at the time of diagnosis of childhood cancer. In addition, different indicators have been explored, based on the reality of these families. Finally, a pilot proposal for a comprehensive family intervention protocol in the diagnosis of childhood cancer has been elaborated. This work is intended to be a guide for intervention and delimitation of quality standards to be considered when dealing with the diagnosis of childhood cancer.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/9/1790childhood cancerdiagnosisfamily impactcrisis interventionsocial work |
| spellingShingle | Marta Mira-Aladrén Javier Martín-Peña Gemma Sevillano Cintora Antonio Celma Juste Marta Gil-Lacruz Childhood Cancer and the Family: A Pilot Proposal for Comprehensive Intervention at the Time of Diagnosis Healthcare childhood cancer diagnosis family impact crisis intervention social work |
| title | Childhood Cancer and the Family: A Pilot Proposal for Comprehensive Intervention at the Time of Diagnosis |
| title_full | Childhood Cancer and the Family: A Pilot Proposal for Comprehensive Intervention at the Time of Diagnosis |
| title_fullStr | Childhood Cancer and the Family: A Pilot Proposal for Comprehensive Intervention at the Time of Diagnosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Childhood Cancer and the Family: A Pilot Proposal for Comprehensive Intervention at the Time of Diagnosis |
| title_short | Childhood Cancer and the Family: A Pilot Proposal for Comprehensive Intervention at the Time of Diagnosis |
| title_sort | childhood cancer and the family a pilot proposal for comprehensive intervention at the time of diagnosis |
| topic | childhood cancer diagnosis family impact crisis intervention social work |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/9/1790 |
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