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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2016 Jul 27;33(6):432–446. doi: 10.1177/1043454216659449

Table 3. Educational Methods among Pediatric Patients Newly Diagnosed with Cancer and Their Family Members.

Method Examples Reference (First Author, Year)
Written Educational binder
Information sheets
Booklets
Literature from external agencies
Aburn, 2014; Burklow, 1988; Eden, 1994; Flury, 2011; Giacalone, 2005; Matutina, 2010
Verbal Discussion with healthcare providers
Informal discussion with other parents
Patient-to-patient discussion
Aburn, 2014; Flury, 2011; Giacalone, 2005; Levenson, 1982
Internet Search engines, such as Yahoo and Google
American Cancer Society
Lewis, 2005; Aburn, 2014,Giacalone, 2005
Video Taped diagnostic discussions Eden, 1994