Assertive Communication Research Articles

Indonesian Moslem Mother’s Style of Communication Upon Sexual Education For Boys in Their Early Age

Many sexual violence cases put men as either a victim and perpetrator. The way they groom since early childhood could help setting the best example to how they should respect and protect their boundaries in sexual business. Therefore, boys are necessary to be given a sex education since their early age. However, the sex education is considered taboo in Indonesia, said that it is related to religious view, when they are not. This paper examined "How is Indonesian moslem mother’s style of communication upon sexual education for boys in their early age?." Researchers use descriptive qualitative methods to analyze, describe, then explain in depth and detail based on the activities of social phenomena. In two informants, it was found that they have a tendency to have different communication styles depending on the stage of sex education they give to their boys at an early age. They adopt an assertive communication style for the information they share. However, they change to apply a non-assertive communication style when they feel they have no understanding toward the information they convey or the child asks a question and they are unknown to the answer. Finally, they can also become aggressive when they force their children to follow directions regarding the sex education they provide.

KONTRIBUSI KOMUNIKASI ASERTIF DAN KEPEMIMPINAN DALAM UPAYA MENINGKATKAN PRODUKTIVITAS KERJA: KAJIAN LITERATUR

Productivity is a very important factor for employees to consider in a company. The working conditions experienced by employees have a significant impact on the amount of work produced. Work productivity shows the level of workforce ability in achieving an output. This study aims to determine the contribution of assertive communication and leadership to work productivity. This study uses a literature review method using secondary data. Secondary data in this study were obtained from previous studies published in accredited national journals over the last ten years. Based on the results of the literature review, it is found that assertive communication and leadership in general have a significant effect on increasing work productivity.

Design of Assertive Communication Illustration Book as an Educational Media

Komunikasi merupakan dasar dari seluruh kegiatan interaksi sosial dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Terdapat empat pola komunikasi yang ada, yaitu komunikasi pasif, komunikasi agresif, komunikasi pasif-agresif, serta komunikasi asertif. Dari beberapa pola komunikasi tersebut, komunikasi asertif menjadi pola komunikasi yang paling efektif. Namun, komunikasi asertif masih menjadi hal yang awam dikalangan masyarakat. Ditemukan data bahwa, pada media cetak yang sudah ada, pembahasan terkait komunikasi asertif masih sangat kurang. Hal itu diperkuat dengan kuesioner yang dibagikan kepada 66 fresh graduate, diperoleh data bahwa 63,6% tidak mengetahui komunikasi asertif. Seorang fresh graduate tentu nantinya akan dihadapkan dengan persoalan seperti masalah pekerjaan serta tuntutan kerja lainnya. Selain itu, fresh graduate juga perlu memiliki softskill yang akan berguna kedepannya. Oleh karena itu, pola komunikasi asertif akan sangat dibutuhkan fresh graduate dalam dunia kerja. Melihat fresh graduate yang sibuk dengan pekerjaan, maka dibutuhkan media edukasi yang informatif dan menarik, yaitu buku ilustrasi. Berdasarkan fenomena dan permasalahan tersebut, penelitian ini menggunakan dua tahap, yaitu tahap persiapan dan tahap penciptaan. Dengan adanya media buku ilustrasi ini, diharapkan target audiens bisa mengaplikasikannya dalam keseharian, menarik minat baca, serta dapat bekerja lebih produktif kedepannya.

Exploration of students’ reaction in medical error events and the impact of personalized training on the speaking-up behavior in medical error events

Background The ability of medical students to speak up before a medical error occurs is a timely and necessary interaction to prevent potential patient harm. As it may be crucial to improve patient safety, we explored how medical students react to a medical error and provided them appropriate training regarding speaking up about medical issues. Methods A quasi-experimental study was conducted in Taiwan involving 153 medical students who participated in a speaking-up simulation course. They were divided into two groups. The first group participated in a non-life-threatening scenario before the intervention, followed by a personalized debriefing session, then a life-threatening scenario after the intervention. The second group participated in a life-threatening scenario before the intervention, followed by a personalized debriefing session, then a non-life-threatening scenario after the intervention. Students also completed patient safety attitude survey. Results During the preintervention scenario, the overall medical students’ speaking-up rate to medical error was 45.1%. The speaking-up rate of medical students in life-threatening scenario was significantly higher than the rate in non-life-threatening scenario before the intervention (64.6% vs 24.3%, p < 0.001). After personalized debriefing, the speaking-up rate to medical errors was significantly improved both in life-threatening scenarios (95.9%, p < 0.001) and in non-life-threatening scenarios (100%, p < 0.001). Male medical students had significantly higher speaking-up rates than female students in life-threatening scenario (76.2% vs 51.4%, p = 0.02). On post-intervention surveys, students provided several reasons for their likelihood of speaking up or remaining silent during a medical error event. Conclusions Medical students’ rate of speaking-up to medical error was higher in a simulated life-threatening scenario than in a simulated non-life-threatening scenario. Faculty-led personalized debriefing can facilitate medical students’ adoption of communication strategies to speak up more in medical error events. Educators should also consider gender differences when they design effective assertive communication courses. Practice points Personalized assertive communication training could improve medical students speaking up behavior in the event of medical error. The medical students have a higher rate of speaking up in the life-threatening scenario compared to the non-life-threatening scenario. Male students had a higher rate of speaking up than females in the life-threatening scenario but not in the non-life-threatening scenario.

Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease Using SBAR as a Communication Tool: A Pilot Study.

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hemoglobinopathy that causes debilitating pain. Patients often report dissatisfaction during care seeking for pain or a sickle cell crisis (SCC). The Theory of Self-Care Management for SCD conceptualizes assertive communication as a self-care management resource that improves healthcare outcomes. This pilot study aimed to determine whether adults with SCD could learn to use the Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation (SBAR) communication method using a web-based trainer, and it aimed to determine their perceptions of the training. The participants included n = 18 adults with SCD. Inter-rater reliability (IRR) among three reviewers was used to evaluate the participants' ability to respond as expected to prompts using SBAR communication within the web-based platform. Content analysis was used to describe the participants' perspectives of the acceptability of using the SBAR patient-HCP communication simulation. The SBAR IRR ranged from 64 to 94%, with 72% to 94% of the responses being evaluated as the using of the SBAR component as expected. The predominant themes identified were (1) Patient-Provider Communication and Interaction; (2) Patients want to be Heard and Believed; (3) Accuracy of the ED Experience and Incorporating the Uniqueness of each Patient; and (4) the Overall Usefulness of the Video Trainer emerging. This pilot study supported the usefulness and acceptability of a web-based intervention in training adults with SCD to use SBAR to enhance patient-HCP communication. Enhancing communication may mitigate the barriers that individuals with SCD encounter during care seeking and improve the outcomes. Additional studies with larger samples need to be conducted.

Development of communication skills in the health sector

In the present study, the importance of communication skills in the health sector was analyzed, with a focus on communication between health professionals and patients. The need to develop skills for clear and effective communication is highlighted, a determining factor in quality medical care, especially in the context of telemedicine, which has become more relevant in today's digital society. The digital divide is presented as a challenge in establishing effective and assertive communication, since it can limit access to quality medical care and active participation in one's own medical care for certain groups of the population. It is concluded that a more deliberate incorporation of training in communication skills in medical education is essential, as well as the need for training curricula that offer tools for its refinement. In this context, the development of communication skills that allow providing a better health service with results in the quality of life of the general population becomes crucial.

Kampanye Kesehatan Mental Melalui Meme: Edukasi Komunikasi Asertif di Kalangan Siswa SMAN 6 Kota Tangerang

Mental health is currently an issue that gets more attention at a young age. The age at which identity and character are still in the process of being formed. Students need information related to assertive communication, by better understanding assertive communication immediately negative adolescent behavior such as violence, drugs, free sex can be avoided. Especially during the pandemic, the use of social media is increasing, the practice of bullying via social media is one of the problems that are often encountered among teenagers. Using online methods via zoom meetings, education on assertiveness and training in making memes, they were chosen as material for their mental health care campaign that they can use on social media.

Communication and organizational interaction in the Faculties of UNIFSL - Bagua, Peru

Organizational interaction and internal communication are fundamental elements for authorities, teachers and administrative staff to comply with orienting, listening and attending to the requirements and needs of the entity and its students. Its main objective was to evaluate organizational communication at the Universidad Nacional Intercultural Fabiola Salazar Leguía-Bagua. Therefore, it was quantitative, applied, non-experimental and comparative. The results revealed that organizational communication, internal communication and organizational interaction is regular in the three professional schools, since they achieved a percentage higher than 50%. In addition, kendall's Tau_b of 0.897 and 0.851 and Spearman's Rho of 0.907 and 0.866 were achieved. Also, it is seen that when organizational interaction is low, internal communication is low by 87.5%. Concluding that organizational communication maintains a perfect positive correlation with organizational interaction, and organizational interaction retains a very strong positive correlation with internal communication. It is suggested to the university authorities to implement an assertive communication plan that requires workers and teachers to be empathetic in order to provide adequate attention to the university community, which leads to improve the organizational environment at the university.

The Impact of a 22-Month Multistep Implementation Program on Speaking-Up Behavior in an Academic Anesthesia Department.

BackgroundSpeaking-up is a method of assertive communication that increases patient safety but often encounters barriers. Numerous studies describe programs introducing speaking-up with varying success; the common denominator seems to be the need for a multimodal and sustained approach to achieve the required change in behavior and culture for safer health care.MethodsBefore implementing a 22-month multistep program for establishing and strengthening speaking-up at our institution, we assessed perceived safety culture using the “Safety Attitudes Questionnaire.” After program completion, participants completed parts of the same Safety Attitudes Questionnaire relevant to speaking-up, and preresult and postresult were compared. In addition, levels of speaking-up and assertive communication were compared with a Swiss benchmark using results from the “Speaking-up About Patient Safety Questionnaire.”ResultsSafety Attitudes Questionnaire scores were significantly higher after program completion in 2 of 3 answered questions (median [first quartile, third quartile), 5.0 [4.0, 5.0] versus 4.0 [4.0, 5.0], P = 0.0002, and 5.0 [4.0, 5.0] versus 4.0 [4.0, 4.0] P = 0.002; n = 34). Our composite score on the Speaking-up About Patient Safety Questionnaire was significantly higher (mean ± SD, 5.9 ± 0.7 versus 5.2 ± 1.0;P < 0.001) than the benchmark (n = 65).ConclusionsA long-term multimodal program for speaking-up was successfully implemented. Attitude and climate toward safety generally improved, and postprogram perceived levels of assertive communication and speaking-up were higher than the benchmark. These results support current opinion that multimodal programs and continued effort are required, but that speaking-up can indeed be strengthened.

PELATIHAN KOMUNIKASI ASERTIF UNTUK MENCEGAH PERILAKU DAN KEKERASAN SEKSUAL PADA REMAJA

Adolescence is one of the stages of human development which is characterized by biological, cognitive and socio-emotional changes. Facing various changes in their lives, adolescents often experience emotional instability so that they are easily influenced by the environment, especially friends and various pornographic media. Adolescents need to be equiped with abilities that can protect themselves from sexual behavior and sexual violence. The purpose of carrying out these community service activities is to provide psychoeducation and socialization as well as training contained in the Community Service work program, namely psychoeducation or socialization on Healthy Internet (Pornography). Psychoeducation on Sexual Violence in Dating (KSDP) and Training on Self-Control in Adolescents with the theme Assertive Communication Training to Prevent Sexual Behavior and Violence in Adolescent to be applied in daily life to prevent sexual behavior and violence in adolescents. Training activities are carried out through workshops with interactive methods such as roleplay. The main targets in this community service implementation activity are teenagers who live on jl. Bandung B1/5 RT 01/010 Housing Bekasi Jaya Indah Mekarsari, East Bekasi, aged 15 to 21 years, namely Junior High School, Senior High School and College Student. A total of 17 teenage girls and 3 teenage boys. &#x0D; Adolescence is one of the stages of human development which is characterized by biological, cognitive and socio-emotional changes. Facing various changes in their lives, adolescents often experience emotional instability so that they are easily influenced by the environment, especially friends and various pornographic media. Adolescents need to be equiped with abilities that can protect themselves from sexual behavior and sexual violence. The purpose of carrying out these community service activities is to provide psychoeducation and socialization as well as training contained in the Community Service work program, namely psychoeducation or socialization on Healthy Internet (Pornography). Psychoeducation on Sexual Violence in Dating (KSDP) and Training on Self-Control in Adolescents with the theme Assertive Communication Training to Prevent Sexual Behavior and Violence in Adolescent to be applied in daily life to prevent sexual behavior and violence in adolescents. Training activities are carried out through workshops with interactive methods such as roleplay. The main targets in this community service implementation activity are teenagers who live on jl. Bandung B1/5 RT 01/010 Housing Bekasi Jaya Indah Mekarsari, East Bekasi, aged 15 to 21 years, namely Junior High School, Senior High School and College Student. A total of 17 teenage girls and 3 teenage boys.

The assertiveness of final year student radiographers during their clinical practice: A study in Ghana

IntroductionSpeaking up by health professionals is essential for patient safety. To ensure that student radiographers are well equipped in professional practice at the time of graduation, their capacity to speak up openly in the clinical setting is very important. This study assessed student radiographers’ ability to speak up in the face of patient safety compromises during their clinical rotation and how it impacts their learning. MethodsTwenty-four (24) final-year radiography students at the University of Ghana, who were then the only final years in the country, were recruited for the study. Questionnaires about assertive communication using a harm index score were given to the students who consented to participate in the study. The data were analysed using Microsoft Excel version 13 and SPSS version 20. ResultsThe study recorded a response rate of 96% of which the majority (66.7%) were males. The majority (75%) of the participants would not speak up about patient safety issues for reasons. Moreover, 95.8% of the participants got confused when they observed a disparity between clinical practice and lessons taught in the lecture room. ConclusionThe ability of students to speak up is dependent on several factors encountered in the clinical area. For students to be able to function well in a clinical team, they need to be competent to speak up to ensure patient safety irrespective of who they work with. This study identified that students preferred to express themselves non-verbally in some situations that deal with patient safety compromises, instead of speaking up. Improving a culture of respect and freedom to speak up in healthcare settings would ensure patient wellbeing.

Internet-delivered eating disorders prevention program for adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes: Acceptable and feasible.

Adolescents with type 1 diabetes are at significantly increased risk for eating disorders and few interventions exist. This study examined the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of an internet-based eating disorders prevention program adapted specifically for adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes. Thirty-five girls (16.2 ± 1.1 years) participated Body Project (T1D Style), a 4-week program consisting of four adolescent sessions focused on promoting illness acceptance, challenging sociocultural body image pressures, increasing social support, and teaching assertive communication. Caregivers participated in one session focused on fostering body image positivity and a healthy relationship with food. Pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up surveys assessed disordered eating, body dissatisfaction, thin-ideal internalization, diabetes acceptance, diabetes distress, and quality of life. Cohen's d effect sizes were calculated at post-intervention and follow-up. Program acceptability was assessed at post-intervention. Manual fidelity and homework completion were monitored. High manual fidelity, retention, and homework completion were achieved. Quantitative and qualitative feedback from teens and caregivers suggested high acceptability. Large effects (d=1.35-0.83) were observed for dieting, body dissatisfaction, diabetes distress, diabetes acceptance, and diabetes-related quality of life at post-intervention, with large-medium effects (d=1.16-0.58) at follow-up. Medium-small effects (d=0.49-0.78) at post-intervention were observed for diabetes-specific disordered eating and thin-ideal internalization, with effects maintained at follow-up. Results support the acceptability and feasibility of this targeted eating disorders prevention program for adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes. Future clinical trials are warranted to determine its effectiveness compared to a control condition.

Students' experience of the challenges of using assertive communication.

Assertive communication is a skill that many nurses, particularly nursing students, find challenging. This article describes the findings of phenomenological study that set out to explore third-year student nurses' experiences of using assertive communication in the clinical setting. A narrative enquiry approach reviewed six reflective written accounts of their experiences. In addition, seven students took part in an in-depth semi-structured group discussion of their clinical experiences. Data were analysed using a hybrid interpretive phenomenological analysis and discourse analysis framework. Three key themes emerged: a sense of responsibility/duty and a sense of failure when this is not upheld, the importance of mentors in promoting self-confidence and self-esteem, and a sense of belonging on placement. The students responded well to positive role models and were able to identify negative role models. Accurate, constructive feedback and support was important to help students reflect appropriately.

Determinant of Effective Family Communication among First-Grade High School Adolescents Aged 15 - 16 Years: A Multi-Centre Cross-sectional Study

Background: Family communication can become a support system for adolescents. Ineffective communication in the family causes emotional problems and poor psychological well-being in adolescents. Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the determinant factor of effective family communication in adolescents. Methods: This was a cross-sectional multi-centre design with 357 participants aged 15-16 from fve high schools in Indonesia. We used the convenience sampling method to select participants. Communication in the family questionnaire, Rosenberg Self Esteem Instrument, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21), and the Scale for Suicide Ideation (SSI) questionnaires were used to measure communication within the family, selfesteem, stress, anxiety, depression, and suicide ideation, respectively. Data were analyzed using Chi-square and binary logistics regression. Results: Most of the adolescents were male (52.1%), had harmonious families (96.6%), had economic status above the minimum wage (65.5%), had high self-esteem (88.5%), and had high social support (67.8%). However, in terms of mental health problems, as many as 47.3%, 74.2%, 72%, and 30.5% of adolescents experienced stress, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation, respectively. The multivariate analysis concluded that gender (AOR: 0.499; 95% CI: 0.294-0.847) and socioeconomic status (AOR: 0.2.162; 95% CI: 1.296–3.608) were signifcantly correlated with family communication. Conclusion: Males adolescents are more likely to have ineffective family communication than female adolescents. Also, adolescents with a family socioeconomic status below the minimum wage have a greater risk of ineffective family communication. Therefore, it is essential to improve family communication through assertive communication training in adolescents and families in the educational and community setting.

PARENTAL MEDIATION EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR TEACHER

&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; Still low in cognitive abilities and lack of life experience causes the effects of digital media on children to always be a special concern. With the very dynamic development of technology, every day children can meet a variety of new content. In fact, the character of gadget content is indeed created so that the audience can not stop consuming. The ignorance of parents about this causes addiction to gadget consumption in children is difficult to overcome. As a reference in educating children, the teacher becomes a place to ask questions and help so that children can get away from gadgets. Therefore, it is important for teachers to understand the steps in implementing parental mediation, and the technical way of media education for children at home by parents. The community service team in collaboration with the teacher community held a parental mediation education program. Based on the results of brainstorming problems with partners, this program has the main topics of Parental Mediation, Assertive Communication, and Child Development Tasks. The methods used are webinars, FGDs, and the practice of making reflective writings on understanding the concept of parental mediation. The results of the program are teachers' understanding of the concept of parental mediation. In addition, the recap of the questionnaire shows the satisfaction of the participants in joining the program. Another outcome of this program is the intellectual property rights of the training modules made by the team. This module will be used in sustainability programs in other areas. &#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; Keywords: Parental mediation, teacher, digital literacy

Weaknesses in the development of assertive communication and social skills in children, generate design opportunities

This paper shows a study on design opportunities based on assertive communication and social skills in children. Research with a qualitative approach was conducted to know the social skills of students and their ability to express themselves. On the other hand, a linear regression model was carried out to quantitatively determine the percentage of assertive communication deficit at home and the variables that have an impact on the problem. In addition, bibliographic criteria were used to establish judgments on the correspondence between the development of assertive communication and the design, the work being composed of a practical theoretical analysis through the synthetic analytical method, and the development of a formal language of mathematical logic propositions. The results obtained reflect the veracity of the problem where design as a communication discipline generates creative solutions.

The Law and Science Trial: a learning experience through role-playing

INTRODUCTION: Problem-based learning and roleplay allow students to develop an active role in their learning process and make them implement classroom-acquired theoretical concepts in a practical environment. METHODS: The group of students was divided into 2 groups, the first representing the patient's family and the second the patient's insurance company. Each group defends its interests, the family defends the need for gene therapy and the insurance company defends the limitations that may occur with it. MAIN OBJECTIVE: In this article, we present an educational experience based on roleplaying and problem-based learning developed for a Molecular Biology course in a Faculty of Medicine of a Colombian university, where students are asked to act out specific roles on a simulated trial. RESULTS: As many concepts taught through the course are easily forgotten, the Law &amp; Science Gene Therapy Trial was developed to make learning a more didactical process and, therefore, improve academic results. This experience allows a theoretical-practical integration based on the students’ knowledge of gene therapy, its molecular basis, and clinical implications. CONCLUSION: The trial is a meaningful experience that has been implemented for more than 10 years with Institutional support. Academic results from the experience have been exceptional and students are motivated to develop assertive communication and teamwork capacities.

HIV and STI Prevention Among Spanish Women Who have Sex with Women: Factors Associated with Dental Dam and Condom Use

The scientific community has systematically ignored the needs of women who have sex with women (WSW). The invisibilization of romantic and sexual relationships between women has caused a profound lack of knowledge about the impact of HIV and other STIs on this population subgroup. This study aims to analyze the frequency of dental dam and condom use in WSW and identify the variables that explain the use of these two preventive methods. The sample is composed of 327 women aged between 18 and 60 years (M = 27.82; SD = 8.10). The results indicate that only 4.7% of those who practice cunnilingus and 5.2% of those who practice anilingus report “always” using dental dam (systematic use). Condoms are used systematically by 37.1% of those who practice vaginal penetration and 37.8% of those who practice anal penetration. Age, high perceived self-efficacy, and adequate assertive communication skills are variables significantly related to preventive behavior. The severity attributed to HIV and the perceived risk of infection are protective factors regarding dental dam use. For condom use, high levels of internalized homophobia and drug use are risk factors. Future preventive strategies should provide information on preventive strategies to WSW who, for different reasons, are not involved in LGBT contexts or associations and, therefore, do not have access to training activities and mistakenly believe that they are invulnerable as they do not have sexual relations with men.

Use of Situational Judgment Tests to Teach Empathy, Assertiveness, Communication, and Ethics

Objective. The objectives of this study were to develop situational judgment test (SJT) scenarios for use in teaching empathy, assertiveness, and interprofessional communication in second-year pharmacy (P2) students and ethics in third-year pharmacy (P3) students, determine whether the SJTs developed were effective at measuring students' communication skills and ethical judgment, compare the performance of individual third-year students to the performance of teams of third-year students on the ethics SJT, and evaluate student feedback about SJTs as a teaching tool.Methods. Pharmacy faculty developed five SJT scenarios related to communications and five SJT scenarios related to ethics and piloted the scenarios with P2 and P3 students, respectively. Second-year students completed SJTs individually, while P3 students completed SJTs individually and in teams. Scenarios and responses were discussed with faculty after completion of the SJTs, and students completed a questionnaire to provide feedback on the SJTs.Results. The communications SJT was completed by 59 P2 students with a mean score of 67.5%. The ethics SJT was completed by 57 P3 students with a mean score of 80.1%. The ethics SJT was also completed by 10 teams of P3 students resulting in a mean score of 93.2%. Students indicated the SJT content was realistic and the tests provided the opportunity to reflect on how to approach challenging situations.Conclusion. Situational judgment tests were useful for teaching empathy, assertiveness, interprofessional communication, and ethics in pharmacy students. Future research should focus on predictive validity of SJTs for these content areas.

Qualitative exploration of family caregivers' perception and experience caring for pediatric patients with cancer

Abstract Background: Literature on the experience of those caring for children with cancer from low- and middle-income countries is scant. Gaining insight into their experiences may be important to providing appropriate services for this group. This study sought to identify the concerns and explore the experiences of family caregivers of pediatric patients with cancer in Nigeria. Method: This qualitative study used semistructured interviews to collect data from 16 consenting family caregivers of pediatric patients with cancer seen at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. Recorded audio data were transcribed and subjected to content analysis. Results: Most family caregivers were unaware of pediatric cancer before getting the diagnosis. They experienced anticipatory grief fearing the possibility of their children dying and feeling helpless regarding funding the treatments. In addition, they expressed powerlessness in controlling the illness/treatment outcome and in managing how they were treated by hospital staff. Siblings were said to experience distress from seeing the deteriorating physical changes in their siblings with cancer. Participants reported disruption in usual domestic and socioeconomic activities in the family. They mostly coped through using religious/spiritual coping strategies and accessing some social support from hospital staff and well-wishers. Family caregivers perceived a need for greater government involvement in pediatric cancer care and prevention efforts and seek more cooperation from hospital staff in the care of their children. Conclusions: Family caregivers of pediatric patients with cancer experience challenges worthy of psycho-oncologists’ attention. This population might benefit from interventions to manage anticipatory grief and promote assertive communication and problem-solving skills.