Educational and occupational aspirations of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: a qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors (AYACS) are patients diagnosed with cancer between 15 and 39 years of age. AYACS are often derailed from planned educational and occupational endeavors due to disruption from cancer treatment and its consequences. The study objective was to examine how a personal cancer diagnosis impacted AYACS' experiences related to these endeavors.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted as part of a larger study assessing psychosocial challenges among a younger AYACS subset aged 15-25 years old at the time of cancer diagnosis. Interviews were coded based on responses and were used to develop themes related to educational and occupational endeavors.

Results

Data were collected from 35 participants. Five themes emerged: (

SUBMITTER: Rao P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12713732 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature