title: Preparing parents to help support their child post-amputation for bone cancer.
abstract: Amputation for paediatric bone cancer is cosmetically and emotionally disturbing. At the Stollery Children's Hospital, in Edmonton, Alberta, families are taken to see their child following amputation but before their child's anaesthetic has been reversed. Through a retrospective study we found that families found this step to be valuable in helping them prepare to support and care for their child post-amputation.
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jaraway
authors.forename: Shirley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: Marjorie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ziegler
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wolgemuth
authors.forename: Shannon D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000416:Alberta; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012944:Social Support; D055815:Young Adult