A conceptual model of fertility concerns among adolescents and young adults with cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

For adolescents and young adults (AYAs), cancer-related fertility concerns (FC) are salient, disruptive, and complex. Clinical communication about FC and fertility preservation options are suboptimal, increasing patient distress. The purpose of this study is to construct a conceptual model of FC among AYAs with cancer to inform future measurement development.

Methods

Concept elicitation interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of stakeholders: 36 AYAs (10 adolescents, 12 emerging adults, and 14 young adults), 36 AYA oncology health care providers, and 12 content experts in cancer-related infertility. The constant comparative method was used to identify themes and properties that illustrate AYAs' conceptualization and/or experience of FC.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Canzona MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8363581 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature