Children's social representation of cancer

Authors

  • Elaise Regina Gonçalves Cagnin Federal University of São Carlos image/svg+xml
  • Noeli Marchioro Liston UFSCar; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Giselle Dupas UFSCar; Departamento de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342004000100007

Keywords:

Neoplasms, Child, Social perception

Abstract

This research was motivated by the need to know more about the care of children with cancer. The objective of the study was to discover what the social representation of the child with cancer are. Ten open interviews were conducted with children and teenagers from 9 to 15 years of age. The analysis issues that emerged from the children's discourse were about the disease, the treatment, the health care workers and family relationships. The present study presents the social representation of the disease, with the objective of better understanding the topic and directing nursing care towards a minimization of the trauma which this process brings upon the children.

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Published

2004-03-01

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 1 (2004)

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Cagnin, E. R. G., Liston, N. M., & Dupas, G. (2004). Children’s social representation of cancer. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 38(1), 51-60. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342004000100007