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dc.contributor.authorTsitsi, Theologia-
dc.contributor.authorRaftopoulos, Vasilios-
dc.contributor.authorPapastavrou, Evridiki-
dc.contributor.authorCharalambous, Andreas-
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-05T08:42:49Z-
dc.date.available2020-11-05T08:42:49Z-
dc.date.issued2020-06-
dc.identifier.citationEuropean Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2020, vol. 46, articl. no. 101718en_US
dc.identifier.issn14623889-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/19323-
dc.description.abstractPurpose: The aim of this study was to test the effectiveness of relaxation techniques in altering the coping strategies that were employed by the parents of children with malignancy on active treatment. Methods: It was a randomized non-blinded controlled trial, including pre - and post assessments, comparing a 3-week relaxation intervention with the standard psychological care. Participants were recruited consecutively from two Public Pediatric Oncology – Hematology Departments in Cyprus and Greece. Fifty four parents of children hospitalized with a malignancy, were randomly assigned either to the intervention group (n = 29), receiving the Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) and Guided Imagery (GI) Relaxation Techniques or to the control group (n = 25) receiving only the Standard Psychological Care by nurses and psychologists. Data were collected with the Questionnaire of ‘Ways of Coping Checklist’ (WofCC). Results: The results showed that the intervention did not have an impact on the coping strategies that parents employed as these are reflected on the WofCC’ factors. The results showed that parents in both intervention and control group prefer using positive ways of coping in stressful situations: positive approach, positive re-evaluation and prayer/daydreaming. Conclusions: The findings did not support the utilization of PMR and GI as coping strategies altering interventions in this clinical context. However, these findings should be interpreted in light of the short duration of the intervention that under these specific circumstances might have required a more lengthy approach for coping strategies to be altered. Furthermore, the stress relieving properties of these interventions could fortify (although not altering) existing coping strategies.en_US
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dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Journal of Oncology Nursingen_US
dc.rights© Elsevieren_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectProgressive muscle relaxationen_US
dc.subjectGuided imageryen_US
dc.subjectWay of copingen_US
dc.subjectParentsen_US
dc.subjectChildren with malignanciesen_US
dc.titleProgressive Muscle Relaxation and guided imagery as techniques to enhance the way of coping of parents of children with malignancies: Findings from a randomized controlled trialen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.collaborationCyprus University of Technologyen_US
dc.subject.categoryClinical Medicineen_US
dc.journalsSubscriptionen_US
dc.countryCyprusen_US
dc.subject.fieldMedical and Health Sciencesen_US
dc.publicationPeer Revieweden_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ejon.2019.101718en_US
dc.relation.volume46en_US
cut.common.academicyear2019-2020en_US
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crisitem.journal.journalissn1462-3889-
crisitem.journal.publisherElsevier-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Nursing-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Nursing-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Nursing-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Nursing-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0002-9143-1716-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0003-1042-642X-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0001-5128-3651-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0003-4050-031X-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Health Sciences-
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