Developing and evaluating a cancer communication picture book for children, families, and health care professionals: A mixed-methods feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Effective communication about cancer with children is a significant challenge for healthcare professionals and families. This study aimed to create a picture book as a tool for facilitating communication about cancer and to assess its feasibility. It also demonstrated the use of mixed methods and convergent designs for intervention development.

Methods

The study included healthcare professionals (n = 14), children without cancer (aged 4-8 years; n = 21) and their families (n = 18), as well as children with various types of cancer, undergoing maintenance therapy or follow-up (aged 4-12 years; n = 3) and their families (n = 3). Quantitative and qualitative data were separately analyzed, and meta-inferences were made using a joint di

SUBMITTER: Yamaji N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10770600 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature