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<bold>Introduction.</bold> Illness is a stressful experience for a sick child and its parents (guardians). Coping and studying specific coping behaviors of parents and children with the disease are an essential part of care.
<bold>Aim.</bold> Presentation of available research results in English and/or Polish, carried out by researchers in the field of coping strategies of children and their parents (guardians) with the child’s disease.
<bold>Material and methods.</bold> The systematic review was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta Analyzes (PRISMA 2020) statement. Electronic databases searched in May 2021 included PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science. Methodological limitations demonstrated using the Critical Skills Appraisal Program (CASP) check-lists package. In total 42 articles were qualified for the analysis.
<bold>Results.</bold> The analysis of the publications showed that children and their parents most often cope with the disease through social support, active coping, emotional-focused coping, referring to religion and avoidance.
<bold>Conclusions.</bold> Conscious use of coping strategies may contribute to better results in the treatment undertaken and allow the child and its parents to feel in control of the stressful situation in which they find themselves. Knowing about parents’ and child’s coping strategies can be helpful in developing childcare plans.
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Introduction. Illness is a stressful experience for a sick child and its parents (guardians). Coping and studying specific coping behaviors of parents and children with the disease are an essential part of care.
Aim. Presentation of available research results in English and/or Polish, carried out by researchers in the field of coping strategies of children and their parents (guardians) with the child’s disease.
Material and methods. The systematic review was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta Analyzes (PRISMA 2020) statement. Electronic databases searched in May 2021 included PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science. Methodological limitations demonstrated using the Critical Skills Appraisal Program (CASP) check-lists package. In total 42 articles were qualified for the analysis.
Results. The analysis of the publications showed that children and their parents most often cope with the disease through social support, active coping, emotional-focused coping, referring to religion and avoidance.
Conclusions. Conscious use of coping strategies may contribute to better results in the treatment undertaken and allow the child and its parents to feel in control of the stressful situation in which they find themselves. Knowing about parents’ and child’s coping strategies can be helpful in developing childcare plans.

Coping with child’s disease by children and their parents (guardians) – a systematic review of the literature

Department of Paediatric and Paediatric Nursing, Chair of Integrated Nursing Care, Faculty of Health Sciences

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Introduction. Illness is a stressful experience for a sick child and its parents (guardians). Coping and studying specific coping behaviors of parents and...

Coping with child’s disease by children and their parents (guardians) – a systematic review of the literature

Published Online: Jun 24, 2022

Page range: 106 - 114

Received: Aug 21, 2021

Accepted: Oct 28, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2022-0011

Keywords
parents, guardian, child, coping strategies, chronic disease

© 2022 Jadwiga Bąk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Coping with child’s disease by children and their parents (guardians) – a systematic review of the literature

Published Online: Jun 24, 2022

Page range: 106 - 114

Received: Aug 21, 2021

Accepted: Oct 28, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2022-0011

Keywordsparents, guardian, child, coping strategies, chronic disease

© 2022 Jadwiga Bąk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
parents, guardian, child, coping strategies, chronic disease