Yi Jaehee, Kim Min Ah, Sang Jina
College of Social Work, University of Utah, 395 South 1500 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
Department of Social Welfare, Myongji University, 34 Geobukgol-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03674, Republic of Korea.
Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2016 Apr;21:113-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2016.02.003. Epub 2016 Feb 23.
Childhood cancer survivors worry about many issues related to their cancer history. As they grow older, additional issues may emerge. This study of a sample of Korean young adults aims to understand childhood cancer survivors' worries.
A purposeful sample of 28 childhood cancer survivors was recruited through survivor and parent-advocacy foundations and support groups in Korea. Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted over the phone or in person. Participants ranged in age from 20 to 36, were diagnosed before age 19, and had completed treatment at the time of the study.
Through qualitative interviews, survivors' worries were identified in the following five themes: romantic relationships and marriage, fertility and the health of future children, work and social life, family, and physical health.
The study's findings support the importance of understanding the worries of childhood cancer survivors in young adulthood and the need for developing services and programs to help survivors acquire the appropriate social skills and coping strategies to mitigate their worries.
儿童癌症幸存者担心许多与他们癌症病史相关的问题。随着他们年龄的增长，可能会出现更多问题。这项针对韩国年轻成年人样本的研究旨在了解儿童癌症幸存者的担忧。
通过韩国的幸存者和家长倡导基金会以及支持团体，有目的地选取了28名儿童癌症幸存者作为样本。通过电话或面对面进行了定性深入访谈。参与者年龄在20至36岁之间，19岁之前被诊断出患有癌症，并且在研究时已完成治疗。
通过定性访谈，在以下五个主题中确定了幸存者的担忧：恋爱关系与婚姻、生育与未来子女的健康、工作与社交生活、家庭以及身体健康。
该研究结果支持了解年轻成年期儿童癌症幸存者担忧的重要性，以及开发服务和项目以帮助幸存者获得适当社交技能和应对策略以减轻其担忧的必要性。
