Activating Adolescent and Young Adult Involvement with Cancer Care Responsibilities: A Dyadic Qualitative Study with Caregivers.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: Empowering adolescents and young adult (AYA) patients to be involved in cancer responsibilities (e.g., remembering medications), as opposed to solely relying on caregivers, may have important short- and long-term benefits for development and disease management. This study explored perceptions of AYA engagement with cancer-related responsibilities and plans for transferring these responsibilities from caregivers to AYAs. Methods: A total of 30 AYA-caregiver dyads (including 11 early adolescents, 10 adolescents, and 9 young adults who were receiving chemotherapy and/or radiation) jointly completed a semi-structured interview. Interviews assessed the present allocation of cancer responsibilities within the family, how cancer responsibilities were divided t

SUBMITTER: Psihogios AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11958004 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature