PURPOSE: To describe how adolescent and young adult survivors and their mother-
caregivers ascribe meaning to their post-brain tumor survivorship experience, with a focus …

Exploring Spirituality in Family Caregivers of Patients With Primary Malignant Brain Tumors
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Background: To date, there are few studies that examine the perspectives of older survivors
of childhood brain tumors who are living with their families in terms of their sense of self and …

Objective Meaning‐making may assist individuals in adaptation to stressful life events,
particularly bereavement. However, few studies have examined meaning‐making among …

Purpose The multiple late-effects experienced by survivors of childhood brain tumors, are
not only a source of great distress for survivors, but also for their parents and siblings. The …

Survivors of childhood brain tumors face many obstacles to living independently as adults.
Causes for lack of independence are multifactorial and generally are investigated in terms of …

Background Attention to existential needs is a component of comprehensive oncologic care,
and understanding these needs among informal caregivers of patients with brain tumors is …

Although the term survivor is frequently used in cancer discourse, the meaning of survivor
and how people identify with this term can be difficult to understand. The purpose of this …

Background Brain tumors account for 15% of all adolescent and young adult cancers, and
survivors are at risk of ongoing late effects that can severely impact their ability to reach …

Purpose Children diagnosed with brain tumors increasingly survive to adulthood, although
they do so with needs often requiring continued parental caregiving. We sought to describe …