Abstract
The research aimed to identify the narratives and themes about the experience of parenting a child with cancer, analyze the social interaction present in illness blogs created by parents of children with cancer and identify the reasons expressed by parents in the blogs for writing and publishing online.
Sigma Membership
Beta Xi
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Narrative
Research Approach
Qualitative Research
Keywords:
Children with Cancer, Parentael Experiences, Illness Blogs, Author-Reader Interactivity
Advisor
Lesley Perry
Second Advisor
Suzanne Smeltzer
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
Villanova University
Degree Year
2011
Recommended Citation
Heilferty, Catherine McGeehin, "The balance we seek: A sequential narrative analysis of childhood cancer blogs" (2022). Dissertations. 572.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/572
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2022-02-28
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3460912; ProQuest document ID: 879040861. The author still retains copyright.