1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«The objectives of this study were to gain a deeper understanding of the cancer experience of parents of minor children and to explore parents’ perceptions of supportive strategies to assist them with illness- and family-related challenges.» (p. 338)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
L’étude est basée sur la participation de douze parents qui sont atteints d’un cancer et qui ont également des enfants en bas âge. Les participants étaient suivis au Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de McGill.

Instruments :
Guide d’entretien semi-directif

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

«The unmet needs of parents highlighted in the current study point to the need for changes in the provision of cancer-related care that is affordable and geographically accessible to patients. Childcare arrangements could be made more accessible for parents who do not wish to bring their child to the hospital during cancer treatment, perhaps by linking parents with pivot nurses throughout the cancer continuum to learn about local services. To alleviate the added stress of multiple clinic visits, oncology consult appointments could be coordinated in such a way to minimize disruption to family routines, when possible. In addition, community health clinics or hospital-based cancer care clinics may be able to arrange cancer-specialized social workers or nurses visiting the home in the evenings or on weekends to facilitate contact with the children. The lack of transportation solutions may suggest the value of reduced taxi fare, monetary allowance for travel, and more widely available publicly funded cancer transportation services. Given the importance of timing in providing support, stratifying a large sample of affected parents according to early-, middle-, late-, or post-cancer treatment phases may be revealing to document how support needs vary across the cancer trajectory.» (p. 341)