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      Social support and families of children with cancer: an integrative review Translated title: Apoyo social y familias de niños con cáncer: revisión integradora Translated title: Apoio social e famílias de crianças com câncer: revisão integrativa

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          This study aimed to search available evidences in literature about social support to families of children with cancer. An integrative review was elaborated and the articles were searched in PUBMED, WEB of SCIENCE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and LILACS, using the key words: social support, cancer, child and family, between 1996 and 2006. Fifteen articles were selected and the analysis of these publications allowed for the identification of three themes: social support and the trajectory of cancer, social support to healthy siblings and social support to fathers and mothers of children with cancer. Data indicated a lack of consensus among researchers about the use of the term social support and that there is a need for greater methodological rigor in the conduction of these studies. Acknowledging the clients' support needs is important to plan nursing care and guide research development, whose results can be used in practice.

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          La finalidad de este estudio fue buscar las evidencias que se encontraban disponibles sobre el apoyo social a familias de niños con cáncer. Se realizó una revisión integradora y los artículos fueron buscados en las bases de datos PUBMED, WEB of SCIENCE, CINAHL, PsycINFO y LILACS, con las palabras clave: social support, cancer, child y family, en el período de 1996 a 2006. Fueron seleccionados quince artículos. El análisis permitió identificar tres temáticas: apoyo social y la trayectoria del cáncer; apoyo social a los hermanos saludables; y, apoyo social a los padres y madres de niños con cáncer. Los datos indicaron que falta consenso entre los investigadores al respecto del uso del término apoyo social y que es necesario realizar estudios con un mayor rigor metodológico. Reconocer las necesidades, que tiene la clientela, de recibir apoyo es importante para planificar el cuidado de enfermería y dirigir el desarrollo de investigaciones, cuyos resultados puedan ser aplicados en la práctica.

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          O estudo teve como objetivo buscar evidências disponíveis na literatura que abordem o apoio social aos membros de famílias de crianças com câncer. Elaborou-se revisão integrativa e a busca dos artigos nas bases de dados PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO e LILACS, com as palavras-chave social support, cancer, child e family, no período de 1996 a 2006. Selecionou-se quinze artigos e a análise desses permitiu a identificação de três temáticas: apoio social e a trajetória do câncer, apoio social aos irmãos saudáveis e apoio social aos pais e mães de crianças com câncer. Os dados indicaram falta de consenso entre os pesquisadores em relação ao uso do termo apoio social e a necessidade de maior rigor metodológico na realização dos estudos. Reconhecer as necessidades de apoio é importante para se planejar o cuidado de enfermagem e direcionar o desenvolvimento de pesquisas, cujos resultados possam ser desenvolvidos na prática.

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          Defining social support in context: a necessary step in improving research, intervention, and practice.

          A substantial body of work on the concept of social support has resulted in many definitions, but none have been accepted as definitive. The lack of consensus about the definition of social support has resulted in a lack of consistency and comparability among studies. More important, the validity of any study attempting to measure or influence social support is undermined by the use of generic definitions, which lack contextual sensitivity. In this article concept analysis is used to evaluate definitions of social support to ascertain their utility for research. The authors argue that a contextualized approach to the definition of social support is necessary to improve clarity in research, and results in interventions or practices that are useful. They also assert that the development of a contextualized definition of social support requires qualitative methods to explore the meaning of social support with groups of people for whom intervention research is ultimately intended.
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            Clarifying the social support theory-research linkage.

            J E Hupcey (1998)
            Social support is a multi-faceted concept that has been difficult to conceptualize, define and measure. Although this concept has been extensively studied, there is little agreement among theoreticians and researchers as to its theoretical and operational definition. As a result, the concept remains fuzzy and almost anything that infers a social interaction may be considered social support. Social support researchers have consistently ignored the complexity of the concept and have measured the variable in a simplistic manner. The purpose of this article is to analyse the linkage between theory and research related to social support by categorizing definitions of social support, exploring the theoretical aspects and conceptualizations of the concept, proposing models of social support, and examining how social support is measured in current social support research (1993-1996). The inadequacy of current research and directions for future study are discussed.
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                Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
                Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem
                Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo (, SP, Brazil )
                0104-1169
                1518-8345
                June 2008
                : 16
                : 3
                : 477-483
                Affiliations
                [02] orgnameWHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development Brazil
                [01] orgnameUniversity of São Paulo orgdiv1Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing
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                S0104-11692008000300023 S0104-1169(08)01600323
                7532e45e-0305-48c9-b336-4057f7431e67

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                : 12.4
                : 15 January 2008
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                social support,enfermagem pediátrica,família,criança,câncer,apoio social,enfermería pediátrica,familia,niño,neoplasias,apoyo social,pediatric nursing,family,child,neoplasms

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