A qualitative study of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors’ perceptions of family and peer support Journal Article
| Authors: | McDonnell, G. A.; Shuk, E.; Ford, J. S. |
| Article Title: | A qualitative study of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors’ perceptions of family and peer support |
| Abstract: | This qualitative study examined adolescent and young adult survivors’ perceptions of support from family and peers. A total of 26 survivors, aged 16–24 years, who had been diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 14 and 18, participated in semi-structured interviews. Three themes emerged for support: practical support, emotional support, and new sense of closeness. For lack of support, two themes emerged: absence during treatment and lack of understanding about appearance changes. These findings emphasize the perceived importance of family and peer support throughout adolescent and young adults’ cancer trajectories and indicate a need for interventions to help adolescent and young adult develop and maintain support networks throughout treatment and survivorship. © The Author(s) 2018. |
| Keywords: | adolescent; adult; cancer survival; young adult; psychology; cancer survivor; social support; survivorship; qualitative research; perception; semi structured interview; human experiment; peer group; qualitative analysis; adolescence; intimacy; qualitative methods; cancer; human; male; female; article; health psychology |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Health Psychology |
| Volume: | 25 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| ISSN: | 1359-1053 |
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. |
| Date Published: | 2020-04-01 |
| Start Page: | 713 |
| End Page: | 726 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1359105318769366 |
| PUBMED: | 29687735 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC6167207 |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 1 May 2020 -- Source: Scopus |
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