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Download full textRounds, James B., Jr.; Zevon, Michael A. – 1986
High levels of stress experienced by primary care oncology nursing staff, and the competency impairment which results from such stress, has become a matter of much concern in health care settings. This study was conducted to identify the coping strategies employed by oncology nurses, and to relate these strategies to differential indices of stress…
Descriptors: Burnout, Cancer, Coping, Nurses
Zevon, Michael A.; And Others – 1986
This study was conducted to examine the influence of medical, psychological, and familial factors on the coping of pediatric cancer patients. Participants were 36 pediatric cancer patients and their families under active treatment at Roswell Park Memorial Institute, a comprehensive cancer research and treatment center in Buffalo, New York. The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cancer, Children, Coping
Zevon, Michael A.; Armstrong, Gordon D. – 1981
A review of existing stress and coping models and an analysis of the distress caused by childhood cancer suggest that a broader conceptualization of coping that includes "pleasure management" is needed. Presently, successful coping is identified as the employment of strategies which allow the individual to adapt to stress. Traditional…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cancer, Children, Coping
Tucker, Cindy L.; Hansen, James C.; Zevon, Michael A. – 1992
Childhood cancer and its treatment have been identified as significant stressors for individuals and families. The impact of this experience on healthy siblings has not been clearly determined. This study was designed to assess siblings regarding their adjustment and their perceptions of their families following a sick sibling's treatment.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Bereavement, Cancer
Zevon, Michael A.; Corn, Barbara; Lowrie, Geoffrey; Green, Daniel M. – 1991
Whereas aggressive multimodal therapies are responsible for improved survival rates of children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer, concern has grown regarding the potential for adverse and delayed developmental effects resulting from these treatments. In light of this concern, this study assessed 207 adult survivors of childhood cancer in…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, At Risk Persons, Cancer
Tucker, Cindy L.; Hansen, James C.; Zevon, Michael A. – 1992
Studies of parents of children treated for cancer have rarely included adequate samples of fathers or couples. Further, bereaved parents have been over-represented as compared to parents of cancer survivors. This study investigated the personal and interpersonal effects of having a child treated for cancer on 124 parents. Twenty-seven married…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Bereavement, Cancer
