Focusing on the hospital stay or everyday life with cancer: Parents' experiences of choosing a central access device for their child with cancer.

Healthcare professionals need to be aware that they may influence the parents' decision, and they should consider that parents are often naïve in their situation. To optimize the decision, its timing should be carefully chosen. Parents often take the child's perspective and interpret the child's reactions as reflecting a wish to avoid needle jabs or to live an unhindered everyday life. Healthcare professionals informing families about central access devices need to address both hospital stays and everyday life with cancer, and they need to adopt a child-centered approach.