Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York.
Department of Psychology, Pace University, New York, New York.
Psychooncology. 2020 Apr;29(4):759-765. doi: 10.1002/pon.5340. Epub 2020 Feb 3.
Modern day adolescents and young adults (AYAs) connect with their peers via a number of increasingly novel ways, many of which involve social media. These online relationships are often translated offline to increase one's social standing and quality of in-person relationships. However, when an AYA is diagnosed with a chronic medical condition, like cancer, in-person relationships with peers become difficult and the online component of socialization is all that is left. Video testimonials are a way that some AYAs have chosen to reach out to their peers; however, little is known about what AYAs are saying in these videos and how they are using them to connect with peers on a more intimate level.
This study examined the content of video testimonials of n = 25 AYA cancer patients and survivors. Transcripts of videos were coded by a team of researchers to identify themes and overall tone.
Results suggested that films focused on struggles AYAs faced during their cancer journeys with a number of themes emerging; additionally, a hopeful tone was seen around the overall impact that cancer had on the patient's life.
It may be the case that video testimonials are an effective way to allow AYA patients with a cancer history to explore their thoughts about their illness experience and fill an important social gap not available to them as they undergo treatment.
现代青少年和年轻人（AYA）通过多种越来越新颖的方式与同龄人建立联系，其中许多方式涉及社交媒体。这些在线关系通常会在线下转化为增加一个人的社交地位和人际关系质量。然而，当 AYA 被诊断出患有慢性疾病（如癌症）时，与同龄人的面对面关系变得困难，而社交的在线部分是唯一剩下的。视频证言是一些 AYA 选择与同龄人接触的一种方式；然而，人们对 AYA 在这些视频中所说的内容以及他们如何利用这些视频更亲密地与同龄人建立联系知之甚少。
本研究检查了 n = 25 名 AYA 癌症患者和幸存者的视频证言内容。研究人员团队对视频记录进行了编码，以确定主题和总体基调。
结果表明，这些影片主要关注 AYA 在癌症治疗过程中所面临的挣扎，出现了许多主题；此外，还可以看到一种乐观的基调，围绕着癌症对患者生活的整体影响。
视频证言可能是一种有效的方式，可以让有癌症病史的 AYA 患者探索他们对疾病经历的想法，并填补他们在接受治疗期间无法获得的重要社交空白。
