Living with the late effects of childhood cancer treatment: A descriptive qualitative study
- Authors
- Hong, Hye Chong; Min, Ari; Choi, Sungkyoung
- Issue Date
- Aug-2021
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Keywords
- Cancer treatment; Caring science; Childhood cancer; Health care; Late effects; Life change events; Qualitative research; Survivors; Survivorship
- Citation
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, v.18, no.16
- Journal Title
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Volume
- 18
- Number
- 16
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/62254
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph18168392
- ISSN
- 1661-7827
1660-4601
- Abstract
- Long-term childhood cancer survivors (CCS) may experience physical, social, and emotional struggles posttreatment. Our aim was to explore the experiences of CCS dealing with the late effects of cancer treatment from their own perspectives. This study employed a qualitative descriptive design to explore and describe the experience of dealing with late effects among CCS. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 CCS in Korea. Participants were selected by purpos-ive and snowball sampling and individually interviewed during the period from September to No-vember 2020. Conventional content analysis was used to analyze data and identify themes. Two main themes and seven subthemes emerged. The two main themes were: “Things I encountered while crossing a bridge” and “Living as a survivor”. The participants reported both positive and negative experiences with dealing with the late effects of cancer treatment. The main themes indi-cated that late effects exert significant impacts on the lives of CCS in both positive and negative ways. Healthcare providers and researchers should pay attention to early intervention needs of CCS and their support systems to strengthen their positive experiences in dealing with late effects during their survivorships. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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