Clinical Child Psychology Program, Dole Human Development Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 64114, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Mar 16;20(6):5208. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20065208.
Previous literature highlights the impact of COVID-19 on family functioning. Less is known about the impact of the pandemic on families of pediatric cancer patients. In order to determine universal and unique risk and resilience factors of these families during the pandemic, a qualitative analysis was conducted on families currently receiving cancer treatment at a Midwestern hospital. Results of the data analysis depict ways in which these families have been impacted by and have adapted to COVID-19. These findings suggest that families of pediatric cancer patients have unique experiences in the context of COVID-19, in addition to universal experiences outlined in previous literature.
先前的文献强调了 COVID-19 对家庭功能的影响。关于大流行对儿科癌症患者家庭的影响知之甚少。为了确定这些家庭在大流行期间普遍存在和独特的风险和恢复力因素,对中西部一家医院正在接受癌症治疗的家庭进行了定性分析。数据分析的结果描绘了这些家庭受到 COVID-19 影响以及适应 COVID-19 的方式。这些发现表明,儿科癌症患者的家庭在 COVID-19 背景下除了有先前文献中概述的普遍经历外,还有独特的经历。