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. 2023 Jun 22;9(6):e17205.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17205. eCollection 2023 Jun.

Family resilience processes among guardians caring for children and youths with leukemia

Surangkana Suparit  1 , Nanchatsan Sakunpong  1 , Thasuk Junprasert  1
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Family resilience processes among guardians caring for children and youths with leukemia

Surangkana Suparit et al. Heliyon. .

Abstract

Based on Walsh's concept of family resilience, this study aims to explain the processes and factors related to family resilience of guardians caring for children and youths with leukemia (GCYL) at a university-affiliated hospital in central Thailand. An explanatory case study is conducted. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 21 guardians from 15 families caring for children and youths with leukemia (CYL). The interviews were recorded and transcribed for content analysis. The researcher categorized and coded the data to summarize, interpret, and validate the key study results of family resilience. This study found that families undergo three phases when facing the situation: pre-family resilience, family resilience, and post-family resilience. In each phase, these families face changes in emotions, perspectives, and behaviors related to the factors promoting family resilience. The results of this study will benefit multidisciplinary teams providing care for families with CYL by applying the information about family resilience processes to provide services that cultivate behavioral, physical, psychological, and social growth for the families and enable them to maintain peace in family life.

Keywords: Children and youths; Leukemia; family resilience; guardians caring.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Surangkana Suparit reports financial support was provided by National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT).

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Model of family resilience processes in families with CYL (pre-family resilience phase).
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Model of family resilience processes in families with CYL (family resilience phase).
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Diagram 3
Model of family resilience processes in families with CYL (post-family resilience phase).
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