title: Patterns of Response in Parents of Children With Cancer: An Integrative Review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify patterns of response of parents in relation to taking care of their child with cancer. .
  
  
  METHODS
  The search was performed using CINAHL® and Scopus in February 2013. .
  
  
  METHODS
  The selection process resulted in 18 articles with a wide range of methodologic approaches. The description of the research methods of each study and the relevance of the results in comparison to the purpose of this review were established as assessment criteria. .
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of the studies were analyzed using Meleis's Transition Theory, identifying a vast number of patterns of response developed by the parents. These patterns of response were analyzed, compared, and split into four themes. .
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Using this methodology, a wide range of behaviors, attitudes, and competencies associated with the circumstance of parents caring for a child with cancer could be identified.  .
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Knowledge of the patterns of response will enable nurses to lead parents through a healthy transition process in caring for their children with cancer.
authors.affiliation: Higher School of Nursing of Porto.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cerqueira
authors.affiliation: Higher School of Nursing of Porto.
authors.forename: Filipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Higher School of Nursing of Porto.
authors.forename: Maria do Céu
authors.initials: Mdo C
authors.lastname: Barbieri Figueiredo
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: cancer; child; family caregivers; integrative review; parents