Conceptualizing age-appropriate care for teenagers and young adults with cancer: a qualitative mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Teenage and young adult cancer care in England is centralized around 13 principal treatment centers, alongside linked "designated" hospitals, following recommendations that this population should have access to age-appropriate care. The term age-appropriate care has not yet been defined; it is however the explicit term used when communicating the nature of specialist care. The aim of this study was to develop an evidence-based, contextually relevant and operational model defining age-appropriate care for teenagers and young adults with cancer.

Materials and methods

A mixed-methods study was conducted comprising 1) semi-structured interview data from young people with cancer and health care professionals involved in their care; 2) an integrative literature review to i

SUBMITTER: Lea S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6207223 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature