Jurnal NERS
Vol 10, No 1 (2015): Vol. 10 Nomor 1 April 2015

Parents Experiences Using Alternative Medicine on Children Suffering Cancer in Jakarta

Hermalinda, Hermalinda ( STIKES Nan Tongga Lubuk Alung, d/a Jalan Raya Padang Bukittinggi KM 32 Lubuk Alung, Sumatera Barat)
Rustina, Yeni ( STIKES Nan Tongga Lubuk Alung, d/a Jalan Raya Padang Bukittinggi KM 32 Lubuk Alung, Sumatera Barat)
Novieastari, Enie ( Fakultas Ilmu Keperawatan Universitas Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Apr 2015

Abstract

Introduction: Alternative medicine are very popular today as a therapy that are believed to treat cancer. A phenomenology study was carried out to identify the experince of parent’s in using alternative medicine for children with cancer. Method: The method of data collection was indepth interview to eigth parents and data was analyzed by Colaizii’s method. Themes of this research are the impact of illness to children, parent’s effort, description of alternative medicine, the effect of alternative medicine for children, meaning of using alternative medicine and parents expectation. Result: No benefit effect for children and detterence effect in using alternative medicine are current fi ndings in this research. Discussion: Healthcare professional should concerned about using alternative medicine in children and providing adequate information regarding effectiveness and adverse effects of alternative medicine. Keywords: parents experiences, alternative medicine, children with cancer

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JNERS

Publisher

Subject

Nursing

Description

The scope of this journal includes studies that intend to examine and understand nursing health care interventions and health policies which utilize advanced nursing research. The journal also committed to improve the high quality research by publishing analytic techniques, measures, and research ...