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Eva V. Coker – Art Education, 2024
Cancer is an overwhelming and life-altering diagnosis. Receiving this type of diagnosis typically requires traditional medical therapeutics, but relaxation and healing techniques that reduce stress and calm fears are also beneficial. Artmaking and visual journaling are healing techniques used to improve emotional and psychological health among…
Descriptors: Visual Arts, Journal Writing, Community Centers, Cancer
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Tony Cassidy; Marian McLaughlin – Child Care in Practice, 2024
Background: It is widely accepted that family caregivers are central to the future of cancer care and the impetus is to understand how best to support and empower them. Aims: This study explored the role of the relationship between the caregiver and the child, the level of perceived support, and the self-compassion of the caregiver, on distress…
Descriptors: Cancer, Attachment Behavior, Altruism, Self Concept
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Rodriguez, Leonor; Dolan, Pat; Kerin, Michael; Groarke, Annmarie – Qualitative Research Journal, 2022
Purpose: This secondary data analysis explores the unmet needs of adolescents experiencing maternal cancer in Ireland. Research has shown that one of the challenges adolescents deal with at the time of maternal cancer is having unmet needs that can impact negatively on their experience and their ability to cope through this difficult challenge.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cancer, Adolescents, Mothers
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Hamzah, Siti Raba'ah; Musa, Siti Nur Syuhada; Muda, Zulaiha; Ismail, Maimunah – European Journal of Training and Development, 2021
Purpose: This study aims at investigating the relationship between the quality of working life and career engagement of cancer survivors and the mediating role of the effect of disease and treatment. Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 cancer survivors in Malaysia. The participants, aged between 18 and 40,…
Descriptors: Quality of Working Life, Organizational Climate, Work Environment, Work Attitudes
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Henderson, Alesha; Miller, Carrie A.; Sutton, Arnethea L.; Guidry, Jeanine P. D. – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
Little is known about how triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is discussed on the visual social media platform, Instagram. A greater understanding of the experiences of TNBC survivors that are documented on this platform may inform us of how this group of survivors cope with this rare, but aggressive form of breast cancer. This study analyzed a…
Descriptors: Social Media, Cancer, Clinical Diagnosis, Content Analysis
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Benitez, Tanya J.; Lopez, Nanette; Haughton, Jessica; Marcus, Bess H.; Sallis, James F.; Crespo, Noe; Perez, Lilian G.; Arredondo, Elva M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Background: Performing regular muscle-strengthening activity has numerous health benefits, including improvements in blood pressure, hemoglobin A1c, and lean body mass. Despite the disproportionate prevalence of lifestyle-related chronic disease in Latinas (diabetes, hypertension, obesity), most do not report meeting the national guidelines for…
Descriptors: Correlation, Hispanic Americans, Demography, Socioeconomic Status