Barriers and facilitators of Hispanic/Latino parents caregiving for a childhood cancer survivor: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This qualitative study aimed to explore Hispanic parents of childhood cancer survivors (CCS) perceptions of facilitators and barriers to their caregiving experience.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured phone interviews with 15 Hispanic/Latino parents (English and Spanish). Parents were recruited using a purposive sampling method in a safety-net hospital in Los Angeles County from July-September 2020. Interviews were audio-recorded, professionally transcribed, and analyzed in the language they were conducted. Two coders independently coded interviews following reflexive thematic analysis and elements of grounded theory methodology.

Results

Most caregivers were mothers caring for leukemia CCS who had finished treatment more than 2 years prior. Caregivers expres

SUBMITTER: Ochoa CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9669534 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature