A bittersweet symphony: The lifesong of a dying child a family case presentation on an adolescent with stage IV osteosarcoma
- Author:
Bugayong Joanne Carla C.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
OSTEOSARCOMA
- From:
The Filipino Family Physician
2010;48(2):71-79
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Objectives:
1. To present the family of an adolescent with osteosarcoma
2. To describe the patient's family structure and function by using the family assessment tools
3. To present the psychosocial issues in a terminally ill adolescent and the impact of the illness on the family members
4. To discuss the family interventions used and how they affected the patient and her family
5. To present the continuity of care after discharge
