Animal-Assisted Interventions for Children with Advanced Cancer: Child and Parent Perceptions.

ABSTRACT: Background: The burden of relapsed/refractory childhood cancer takes an immense toll on ill children and their caregivers, jeopardizing quality of life. Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) have shown promising benefits for children with chronic conditions and their families. Little is known about child and caregiver perspectives on AAI participation for children with advanced cancer. Objective: To explore perspectives of children with advanced cancer and their caregivers on experiences with AAIs. Design: Cross-sectional qualitative design. Setting/Subjects: Participants were children (n = 9) aged 5 to 17 years with relapsed or refractory cancer and their parents (n = 12) from one academic children's hospital in the sout

SUBMITTER: Cowfer BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8675225 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature