The maternal employment status after the completion of their child's cancer treatment: A cross-sectional exploratory study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To clarify the details of mothers' employment status after the completion of their child's cancer treatment.

Design

A cross-sectional exploratory study.

Methods

Data are collected from 62 mothers of childhood cancer survivors using self-report questionnaires. Fisher's exact test was used to determine the statistical significance of factors between the mothers who worked and those who did not work after their child's cancer treatment had been completed.

Results

Thirty-two mothers worked after the completion of their child's cancer treatment. There were significant differences in age, education level, employment status at the diagnosis and time elapsed since the diagnosis between the working mothers and non-working mothers. Twenty-two non-working mothers repo

SUBMITTER: Okada H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9912446 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature