Acta Paulista de Enfermagem · 2012 · 13 citations · 16 references
MedicineOncologyPediatricsAdolescent HealthPalliative CarePediatric OncologyPalliative Care For CancerSpiritual AssessmentSpiritual CopingSpiritual ExperienceSpiritual Well-beingSpiritualityIntegrative Literature ReviewPalliative CopingScientific Literature MiningSpiritual Assessment ModelsSpiritual Assessment ToolsSpiritual BeliefsSpiritual Care NeedsSpiritual Health
OBJECTIVE: To review scientific literature relating to the spiritual dimension of children and adolescents with cancer. METHODS: We conducted an integrative literature review in the LILACS, SciELO, PsycINFO and MEDLINE databases in the period between 1990 to 2011. RESULTS: Twenty-one studies were analyzed and grouped into thematic categories: quality of life and elements of spirituality; alternative and complementary therapies: spirituality as a therapeutic resource; spirituality as a coping strategy and spirituality as an attribute of existential transformations. It was found that spirituality is present at different stages of the disease experience and that its forms of expression may vary, according to age and cognitive development. CONCLUSION: There is a scarcity of specific scales for this age range and a need for scientific production relating to the spiritual dimension of children and adolescents with cancer. Descriptors: Neoplasms; Children; Adolescents; Spirituality
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Use of Alternative Therapies for Children With Cancer
Tracey Friedman, William B. Slayton, Linda S. Allen et al. · PEDIATRICS · 1997 · 156 citations
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Use of alternative and complementary therapies in children with cancer
Dominique Martel, Jean‐François Bussières, Yves Théorêt et al. · Pediatric Blood & Cancer · 2005 · 121 citations