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Impact of a family-centred approach on a couple living with a brain tumour: a case study.
L' Axone 2000 September
The diagnosis of a malignant brain tumour can be devastating for both patients and their families. Despite neurological and cancer treatment advances, there has been little progress in extending life expectancy for these patients. Cassileth et al. (1985) suggest that of all types of cancer, brain tumours cause the most psychosocial repercussions for the family. The brain tumour clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is in a strategic position to intervene with families along the continuum of care by using a family-oriented approach which can facilitate their adaptation to this health problem. The present case study will describe the illness experience of one couple where a member had a brain tumour. The process of assessment, interventions and outcomes will be highlighted. The CNS utilized the Calgary Family Assessment Model (CFAM) (Wright & Leahey, 1984) and Calgary Family Intervention Model (CFIM) (Wright & Leahey, 1994) to guide her work with this family. An example of an intervention was the illness narrative approach. In this approach the concepts of illness experience, perceptions, beliefs and support were used as part of the therapeutic modality which served to enhance the coping strategies of the couple and decreased their crisis situation. This collaborative style of nursing promoted the well-being throughout the illness trajectory of both the family and the CNS.
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