title: A Delphi study of pediatric oncology nurses' facilitative behaviors.
abstract: Using a classic Delphi methodology, this study identified the nursing behaviors and interventions that oncology nurses rated as most important in facilitating the patient's, parents', and siblings' coping efforts with the effects of disease and treatment. Random selection of 300 pediatric oncology nurses resulted in a final sample of 69 nurses who completed all 3 rounds of the Delphi. The majority of the nurses were younger than 35 years of age, had less than 10 years of experience, were educated with at least a bachelor's degree, and practiced in an all-oncology setting. Twenty-eight facilitative behaviors were identified for the child with cancer, 25 for the parents, and 25 for the siblings. Results of this study support previous research on patient, parent, and sibling coping.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, San Diego State University, CA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Curry
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Panzarella
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gleason-Morgan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weekes
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003697:Delphi Technique; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011897:Random Allocation; D012944:Social Support