"Lasting Impressions: Adolescents With Cancer Share How to Cope"—A Videotape Program

This article discusses the production of a videotape program for newly diagnosed adolescent cancer patients and their parents. The video was developed as a goal of the members of Lasting Impressions, a support program for adolescent cancer patients and their parents. The patients wanted to help othe...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric oncology nursing 1991-01, Vol.8 (1), p.18-23
Main Authors: Heiney, Sue P., Wells, Linda M., Coleman, Beth, Swygert, Elaine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Humans
Neoplasms - nursing
Neoplasms - psychology
Nursing
Patient Participation
Self-Help Groups - organization & administration
Social Support
South Carolina
Videotape Recording - methods
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Summary:This article discusses the production of a videotape program for newly diagnosed adolescent cancer patients and their parents. The video was developed as a goal of the members of Lasting Impressions, a support program for adolescent cancer patients and their parents. The patients wanted to help other patients realistically understand the stesses they would encounter and learn ways to cope with them. The project is unique in that the patients developed the content, wrote the script, and starred in the production. This article details the various components of the project and describes the therapeutic goals achieved.
ISSN:1043-4542
1532-8457
DOI:10.1177/104345429100800104