| Abstract: | The purpose of the present study was to systematically describe the schematic organization of children's knowledge of the routine procedures they experience when being treated for cancer (leukemia) in outpatient pediatric oncology clinics. The effects of several independent variables, including age, time in treatment, prognastic condition, and gender, were tested on children's cognitive organization and recall of their experiences in oncology clinics relative to their experiences of other common recurrent events in their lives. In general, findings indicated that children between the ages 4 and 17 demonstrated well-organized knowledge about the events they experience in oncology clinics, particularly the administration of chemotherapy. |
