The evolution of regret: decision-making for parents of children with cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Parents of children with cancer make treatment decisions in highly emotional states while feeling overwhelmed with information. In previous work, 1 in 6 parents demonstrated heightened decisional regret regarding treatment at diagnosis. However, it is unclear how regret evolves over time. We aimed to determine whether parents of children with cancer experience decisional regret over time and to identify parental characteristics and clinician behaviors associated with longitudinal regret.

Methods

Prospective, questionnaire-based cohort study of parents of children with cancer at two academic pediatric hospitals. Parents reported decisional regret at diagnosis, 4 months, and 12 months.

Results

At baseline, 13% of parents (21/158) reported heightened regret, 11%

SUBMITTER: Sisk BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6923624 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature