Barriers and facilitators to participating in pediatric oncology rehabilitation: childhood cancer survivor and caregiver perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To characterize childhood cancer survivor (CCS) and caregiver barriers and facilitators to participating in rehabilitation therapies, specifically physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology, following a new pediatric cancer diagnosis.

Design

Multi-site qualitative study.

Setting

Two US academic medical centers in the Midwest and Mountain West regions.

Participants

Thirteen CCS diagnosed with cancer before age 19 with a rehabilitation referral and 33 caregivers of CCS meeting eligibility criteria.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measure(s)

Not applicable.

Results

We identified five key themes: (1) consistency in care; (2) unique needs of CCS; (3) access to local rehabilitation services in home c

SUBMITTER: Rice HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12854692 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature