title: Nursing theory as a guide into uncharted waters: Research with parents of children undergoing cancer treatment.
abstract: Being a parental caregiver for a child who is undergoing cancer treatment profoundly impacts significant numbers of parental caregivers and their well-being. This article focuses on the use of theory, philosophy, and empirical knowledge in guiding research designed to both describe and explain influences on well-being of parental caregivers of children undergoing cancer treatment. Other aspects of the research are discussed as well, including practice-relevant findings. Findings indicated the co-existence of both positive and negative well-being and that each has unique predictors. Self-transcendence mediated the relationship between resilience and well-being in parental caregivers. Clinical implications for these findings are also presented.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland, University Health Center. Electronic address: jbajjani@email.arizona.edu.
authors.forename: Jouhayna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bajjani-Gebara
authors.affiliation: University of Arizona, College of Nursing. Electronic address: preed@email.arizona.edu.
authors.forename: Pamela G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Reed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010290:Parents
keywords: Mediator; Parental caregivers; Resilience; Self-transcendence; Well-being