Healthcare Professionals' Views of the Experiences of Children With Cancer and Their Families Living in Tasmania: An Interpretive-Descriptive Study

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing
Jessica HammersleySteven Campbell

Abstract

The experience of pediatric cancer can be traumatic for children and their families. Living in rural, remote, and regional areas can add to the complexity of care and potential effects on this patient group. Children with cancer who live in rural, remote, and regional settings may be required to travel large distances and spend long periods of time away from home and their "normal" life during phases of treatment and illness. This can lead to further disruption of family life and to the child experiencing new routines and, eventually, difficulties adjusting to life after cancer. The island state of Tasmania is recognized as being rural, remote, and regional. For Tasmanian families who have a child with cancer, accessing both community and hospital-based services for medical treatment can involve complex travel arrangements. Patients may need to travel over a body of water to specialist mainland centers to receive vital treatment. This study was conducted to explore the experiences of children with cancer and their families in Tasmania from the perspective of healthcare professionals (HCPs). Using interpretive description, as described by Thorne, this qualitative study involved semi-structured interviews with six HCPs who worked...Continue Reading

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