{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,30]],"date-time":"2026-07-30T11:16:55Z","timestamp":1785410215309,"version":"3.56.0"},"reference-count":33,"publisher":"SAGE Publications","issue":"8","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,18]],"date-time":"2021-03-18T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1616025600000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/page\/policies\/text-and-data-mining-license"}],"funder":[{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100004035","name":"Jordan University of Science and Technology","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["20180215"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["20180215"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100004035","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]}],"content-domain":{"domain":["journals.sagepub.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Clin Nurs Res"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2021,11]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>The diagnosis of childhood cancer is one of the most serious and unexpected experiences a mother can endure. A descriptive phenomenological approach was used to explore the experiences of mothers of children diagnosed with cancer in Jordan. Themes that emerged include (1) Emotional response on knowing the diagnosis (feelings of shock, lack of preparedness, denial, and feelings of \u201cparalysis\u201d), (2) Fear of the dreaded disease (fear of suffering and fear of death), and (3) The challenges of the treatment journey (inadequate financial resources, role transition, and feeling socially isolated). This study describes the experiences of Jordanian mothers who care for their children diagnosed with cancer so that health care providers can develop strategies to provide adequate psychological support to these mothers.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/10547738211002021","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,19]],"date-time":"2021-03-19T02:13:00Z","timestamp":1616119980000},"page":"1144-1152","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Caring for a Child with Cancer: Experiences of Jordanian Mothers"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"30","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8601-5427","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Khulood K.","family":"Shattnawi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Heba","family":"Okour","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0286-5222","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ahlam","family":"Alnatour","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nihaya","family":"Al-Sheyab","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lina","family":"Mrayan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rachel A.","family":"Joseph","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Al Omari O., Roach E. J., Shakman L., Al Hashmi A., Sunderraj S. J., Francis F., Joseph M. A. (2020). The lived experiences of mothers who are parenting children with leukemia. Cancer Nursing. Advance online publication. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/ncc.0000000000000898","DOI":"10.1097\/NCC.0000000000000898"},{"key":"bibr2-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"\u00c5ngstr\u00f6m-Br\u00e4nnstr\u00f6m C., Norberg A., Strandberg G., S\u00f6derberg A., Dahlqvist V. (2010). Parents\u2019 experiences of what comforts them when their child is suffering from cancer. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 27(5), 266\u2013275. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1043454210364623","DOI":"10.1177\/1043454210364623"},{"key":"bibr3-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Baron R. J. (1985). An introduction to medical phenomenology: I can\u2019t hear you while I\u2019m listening. Annals of Internal Medicine, 103, 606\u2013611. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7326\/0003-4819-103-4-606","DOI":"10.7326\/0003-4819-103-4-606"},{"key":"bibr4-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Blazin L., Cecchini C., Habashy C., Kaye E., Baker J. (2018). Communicating effectively in pediatric cancer care: Translating evidence into practice. Children, 5(3), 40. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/children5030040","DOI":"10.3390\/children5030040"},{"key":"bibr5-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Cerqueira C., Pereira F., do C\u00e9u Barbieri Figueiredo M. (2016). Patterns of response in parents of children with cancer: An integrative review. Oncology Nursing Forum, 43(2), E43\u2013E55. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1188\/16.ONF.E43-E55","DOI":"10.1188\/16.ONF.E43-E55"},{"key":"bibr6-10547738211002021","unstructured":"Colaizzi P. F. (1978). Psychological research as the phenomenologist views it. In Valle R. S., King M. (Eds.) Existential-phenomenological alternatives for psychology (p. 6). Oxford University Press. https:\/\/philpapers.org\/rec\/COLPRA-5"},{"key":"bibr7-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Cousino M. K., Hazen R. A. (2013). Parenting stress among caregivers of children with chronic illness: A systematic review. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 38(8), 809\u2013828. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jpepsy\/jst049","DOI":"10.1093\/jpepsy\/jst049"},{"key":"bibr8-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Czechmeister C. A. (1994). Metaphor in illness and nursing: A two-edged sword. A discussion of the social use of metaphor in everyday language, and implications of nursing and nursing education. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 19(6), 1226\u20131233. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1365-2648.1994.tb01208.x","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2648.1994.tb01208.x"},{"key":"bibr9-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Edwards B., Clarke V. (2004). The psychological impact of a cancer diagnosis on families: The influence of family functioning and patients\u2019 illness characteristics on depression and anxiety. Psycho-Oncology, 13(8), 562\u2013576. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/pon.773","DOI":"10.1002\/pon.773"},{"key":"bibr10-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Hildenbrand A. K., Clawson K. J., Alderfer M. A., Marsac M. L. (2011). Coping with pediatric cancer: Strategies employed by children and their parents to manage cancer-related stressors during treatment. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 28(6), 344\u2013354. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1043454211430823","DOI":"10.1177\/1043454211430823"},{"key":"bibr11-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Joseph R. A., Goodfellow L. M., Simko L. C. (2014). Double ABCX model of stress and adaptation in the context of families that care for children with a tracheostomy at home application of a theory. Advances in Neonatal Care, 14(3), 172\u2013180. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/ANC.0000000000000062","DOI":"10.1097\/ANC.0000000000000062"},{"key":"bibr12-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Lewis-Fernandez R., Kleinman A. (1995). Cultural psychiatry: Theoretical, clinical, and research issues. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 18(3), 433\u2013448. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0193-953X(18)30033-9","DOI":"10.1016\/S0193-953X(18)30033-9"},{"key":"bibr13-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Ljungman L., Cernvall M., Gr\u00f6nqvist H., Lj\u00f3tsson B., Ljungman G., Von Essen L. (2014). Long-term positive and negative psychological late effects for parents of childhood cancer survivors: A systematic review. PLoS One, 9(7), e103340. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0103340","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0103340"},{"key":"bibr14-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Mabeck C. E., Olesen F. (1997). Metaphorically transmitted diseases. How do patients embody medical explanations? Family Practice. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/fampra\/14.4.271","DOI":"10.1093\/fampra\/14.4.271"},{"key":"bibr15-10547738211002021","volume-title":"Qualitative research methods: A data collector\u2019s field guide","author":"Mack N.","year":"2005"},{"key":"bibr16-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Marques G. (2018). A fam\u00edlia da crian\u00e7a com c\u00e2ncer: necessidades s\u00f3cio-econ\u00f4micas. Revista Ga\u00facha de Enfermagem, 38(4). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1590\/1983-1447.2017.04.2016-0078","DOI":"10.1590\/1983-1447.2017.04.2016-0078"},{"key":"bibr17-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Masa\u2019Deh R., Collier J., Hall C. (2012). Parental stress when caring for a child with cancer in Jordan: A cross-sectional survey. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 10(1), 1. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/1477-7525-10-88","DOI":"10.1186\/1477-7525-10-88"},{"key":"bibr18-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Miedema B., Easley J., Fortin P., Hamilton R., Mathews M. (2008). The economic impact on families when a child is diagnosed with cancer. Current Oncology, 15(4), 173\u2013178. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3747\/co.v15i4.260","DOI":"10.3747\/co.v15i4.260"},{"key":"bibr19-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Monden K. R., Gentry L., Cox T. R. (2016). Delivering bad news to patients. Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 29(1), 101\u2013102. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/08998280.2016.11929380","DOI":"10.1080\/08998280.2016.11929380"},{"key":"bibr20-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/978-1-4899-4471-9"},{"key":"bibr21-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Naidoo D., Gurayah T., Kharva N., Stott T., Trend S. J., Mamane T., Mtolo S. (2016). Having a child with cancer : African mothers\u2019 perspective. South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 46(3), 49\u201354. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17159\/2310-3833\/2016\/v46n3a9","DOI":"10.17159\/2310-3833\/2016\/v46n3a9"},{"key":"bibr22-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Nikfarid L., Rassouli M., Borimnejad L., Alavimajd H. (2017). Experience of chronic sorrow in mothers of children with cancer: A phenomenological study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 28, 98\u2013106. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ejon.2017.02.003","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejon.2017.02.003"},{"key":"bibr23-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Oweis A., Gharaibeh M., Maaitah R., Gharaibeh H., Obeisat S. (2012). Parenting from a Jordanian perspective: Findings from a qualitative study. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 44(3), 242\u2013248. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1547-5069.2012.01455.x","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1547-5069.2012.01455.x"},{"key":"bibr24-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Rafii F., Oskouie F., Shoghi M. (2014). Caring for a child with cancer: Impact on mother\u2019s health. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 15(4), 1731\u20131738. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7314\/APJCP.2014.15.4.1731","DOI":"10.7314\/APJCP.2014.15.4.1731"},{"key":"bibr25-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Rosenberg A. R., Baker K. S., Syrjala K. L., Back A. L., Wolfe J. (2013). Promoting resilience among parents and caregivers of children with cancer. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 16(6), 645\u2013652. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1089\/jpm.2012.0494","DOI":"10.1089\/jpm.2012.0494"},{"issue":"8","key":"bibr26-10547738211002021","first-page":"29","volume":"10","author":"Saifan A.","year":"2014","journal-title":"Journal of American Science"},{"key":"bibr27-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Shortman R. I., Beringer A., Penn A., Malson H., Lowis S. P., Sharples P. M. (2013). The experience of mothers caring for a child with a brain tumour. Child: Care, Health and Development, 39(5), 743\u2013749. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/cch.12005","DOI":"10.1111\/cch.12005"},{"key":"bibr28-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Shosha G. (2012). Employment of Colaizzi\u2019s strategy in descriptive phenomenology: A reflection of a researcher. European Scientific Journal, 8(27), 31\u201343. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/cir626","DOI":"10.1093\/cid\/cir626"},{"key":"bibr29-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Smith J., Cheater F., Bekker H. (2015). Parents\u2019 experiences of living with a child with a long-term condition: A rapid structured review of the literature. Health Expectations: An International Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health Policy, 18(4), 452\u2013474. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/hex.12040","DOI":"10.1111\/hex.12040"},{"key":"bibr30-10547738211002021","volume-title":"Cancer ward","author":"Solzhenit\ufe20s\ufe21yn A.","year":"1991"},{"key":"bibr31-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Toombs S. K. (1992). The meaning of illness: A phenomenological account of the different perspectives of physician and patient. Kluwer Academic Publishers. https:\/\/books.google.jo\/books\/about\/The_Meaning_of_Illness.html?id=GUfV3f2z4JMC&redir_esc=y","DOI":"10.1007\/978-94-011-2630-4"},{"issue":"12","key":"bibr32-10547738211002021","first-page":"1975","volume":"64","author":"Vandekieft G. K.","year":"2001","journal-title":"American Family Physician"},{"key":"bibr33-10547738211002021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Wiener L., Battles H., Zadeh S., Pelletier W., Arruda-Colli M. N. F., Muriel A. C. (2017). The perceived influence of childhood cancer on the parents\u2019 relationship. Psycho-Oncology, 26(12), 2109\u20132117. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/pon.4313","DOI":"10.1002\/pon.4313"}],"container-title":["Clinical Nursing Research"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/10547738211002021","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full-xml\/10.1177\/10547738211002021","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/10547738211002021","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,28]],"date-time":"2026-04-28T16:00:37Z","timestamp":1777392037000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/10547738211002021"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,18]]},"references-count":33,"journal-issue":{"issue":"8","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2021,11]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1177\/10547738211002021"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/10547738211002021","relation":{},"ISSN":["1054-7738","1552-3799"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1054-7738","type":"print"},{"value":"1552-3799","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,18]]}}}