title: Re-entering life: paediatric acute myeloid leukaemia at one year post treatment.
abstract: To date, there is scant psychosocial research on the experience of childhood AML. This article presents findings from the perspective of the child patients, their parents and siblings at one year post-treatment. The findings highlight challenges associated with re-entering life post-treatment with an emphasis on the ongoing sense of uncertainty, the changed sense of normalcy, and the difficulty of returning to the hospital for check-ups. A number of recommendations are made including the desirability of providing hospital space for check-ups away from the treatment area and the need for ongoing reassurance and support.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Health, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton.
authors.forename: Pam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suppiah
authors.forename: Mary Anne
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Patton
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D015479:Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D012801:Sibling Relations; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires