TY - JOUR T1 - Families with children diagnosed with cancer used various strategies to create a <em>new normal</em> routine JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 93 LP - 93 DO - 10.1136/ebn.1.3.93 VL - 1 IS - 3 A2 - , Y1 - 1998/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/1/3/93.abstract N2 - Clarke-Steffen L.Reconstructing reality: family strategies for managing childhood cancer.J Pediatr Nurs1997 Oct;12:278–87.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed Question What is the process of adaptation of families with children who are diagnosed with cancer? Grounded theory.A university based paediatric oncology service in the US.32 family members (7 mothers, 7 fathers, 6 ill children, and 12 siblings) from 7 families with children diagnosed within the previous 7–30 days with any type of cancer which had a favourable prognosis (expected 5 y survival rate ≥60%). A 2 year old child with cancer was not interviewed. All were 2 parent families from rural communities, typically white, Protestant, and had an average of 3 children. The children with cancer had leukaemia or lymphoma and were 2–11 years old.Semistructured home interviews were conducted … ER -