Lived experiences with unmet supportive care needs in pediatric cancer: Perspective of Chinese children and their parents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Unmet supportive care needs(SCNs) impact pediatric cancer patients and their parents. This study aimed to explore the unmet SCNs from the perspective of Chinese children with cancer and their parents through lived experiences.

Methods

The data of this study was collected using face-to-face semi-structured interviews. The participants were recruited from the oncology units of three children's hospitals in China's cities (Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hefei) from October 2020 to December 2021. Data were analyzed using Colaizzi's seven-step phenomenological analysis method.

Results

Eight pediatric cancer patients and twenty-four parents were enrolled in the study. Four main themes and eight subthemes (both children's and parent's perspectives) were generated: 1) mee

SUBMITTER: Cheng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9587401 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature