Korean parents’ perceptions of the challenges and needs on school re-entry during or after childhood and adolescent cancer: A multi-institutional survey by Korean society of pediatric hematology and oncologyopen access
- Authors
- Lee, Jun Ah; Lee, Jae Min; Park, Hyeon Jin; Park, Meerim; Park, Byung Kiu; Ju, Hee Young; Kim, Ji Yoon; Park, Sang Kyu; Lee, Young Ho; Shim, Ye Jee; Kim, Heung Sik; Park, Kyung Duk; Lim, Yeon-Jung; Chueh, Hee Won; Park, Ji Kyoung; Kim, Soon Ki; Choi, Hyoung Soo; Ahn, Hyo Seop; Hah, Jeong Ok; Kang, Hyoung Jin; Shin, Hee Young; Lee, Mee Jeong
- Issue Date
- Apr-2020
- Publisher
- Korean Pediatric Society
- Keywords
- Childhood cancer; Parents; School re-entry
- Citation
- Korean Journal of Pediatrics, v.63, no.4, pp.141 - 145
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- Korean Journal of Pediatrics
- Volume
- 63
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 141
- End Page
- 145
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/145960
- DOI
- 10.3345/kjp.2019.00696
- ISSN
- 1738-1061
- Abstract
- Background: For children and adolescents with cancer, going back to school is a key milestone in returning to “normal life.”
Purpose: To identify the support vital for a successful transi-tion, we evaluated the parents’ needs and the challenges they face when their children return to school.
Methods: This multi-institutional study was conducted by the Korean Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. The written survey comprised 24 questions and was completed by 210 parents without an interviewer.
Results: Most parents (165 of 206) reported that their children experienced difficulties with physical status (n=60), peer relationships (n=30), academic performance (n=27), emotional/behavioral issues (n=11), and relationships with teachers (n=4) on reentering school. Parents wanted to be kept informed about and remain involved in their children’s school lives and reported good parent-teacher communication (88 of 209, 42.1%). Parents reported that 83.1% and 44.9% of teachers and peers, respectively, displayed an adequate understanding of their children’s condition. Most parents (197 of 208) answered that a special program is necessary to facilitate return to school after cancer therapy that offers emotional support (n=85), facilitates social adaptation (n=61), and pro-vides tutoring to accelerate catch up (n=56), and continued health care by hospital outreach and school personnel (n=50).
Conclusion: In addition to scholastic aptitude-oriented pro-grams, emotional and psychosocial support is necessary for a successful return to school. Pediatric oncologists should active-ly improve oncology practices to better integrate individualized school plans and educate peers and teachers to improve health literacy to aid them in understanding the needs of children with cancer.
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