Table 2.
Educational Methods Among Pediatric Patients Newly Diagnosed With Cancer and Their Family Members.
Method | Examples | Reference (First Author, Year) |
---|---|---|
Written | Educational binder | Aburn, 2014; Burklow, 1988; Eden, 1994; Flury, 2011; Giacalone, 2005; Matutina, 2010 |
Information sheets | ||
Booklets | ||
Literature from external agencies | ||
Verbal | Discussion with health care providers | Aburn, 2014; Flury, 2011; Giacalone, 2005; Levenson, 1982 |
Informal discussion with other parents | ||
Patient-to-patient discussion | ||
Internet | Search engines, such as Yahoo and Google | Lewis, 2005; Aburn, 2014; Giacalone, 2005 |
American Cancer Society | ||
Video | Taped diagnostic discussions | Eden, 1994 |