Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Impact of Hospital Isolation on Peer Relationships Among Children and Adolescents with a Malignant Brain Tumor.

Children and adolescents with complex medical conditions are often uprooted from their environments and isolated in hospital while undergoing treatment. Little is known about how they perceive this isolation and its subsequent impact on their relationships with peers, both during and after isolation...

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Publicado en:Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 91 - 106
Autores principales: Sawyer, Jami-Leigh, Mishna, Faye, Bouffet, Eric, Saini, Michael, Zlotnik-Shaul, Randi
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Publicado: Springer Nature Feb2023
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          Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, 246 Bloor Street West, M5S1V4, Toronto, ON, Canada
          The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
          Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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      ab: Children and adolescents with complex medical conditions are often uprooted from their environments and isolated in hospital while undergoing treatment. Little is known about how they perceive this isolation and its subsequent impact on their relationships with peers, both during and after isolation for treatment. This study describes the experience of hospital isolation from the perspectives of children and adolescents with a malignant brain tumor. The use and impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) as a possible bridge for contact is also explored. Following a qualitative approach utilizing interpretive phenomenological analysis, in-depth interviews were conducted with eight youth participants who had undergone treatment for medulloblastoma. Data analysis generated three main themes: (1) transforming children and relationships, (2) hospitalization in a digital world, and (3) ICTs as a promising bridge back to school. Study findings provide insight into the experience of hospital isolation for children and adolescents, while highlighting the positive social as well as academic outcomes of frequent, open ended ICT use throughout hospital isolation. This is timely, given the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting isolation. Considerations for hospital social workers to promote relationships and connection, while facilitating a smooth transition as these children return to school are included.
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