Beyond Anxiety and Grief: Mapping the Emotional Landscape of Parents Facing a Childhood Cancer Diagnosis.
Shanzeh SheikhCourtney Elise WimberlyLisa TowryKyle M WalshPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)
The study revealed substantial heterogeneity in emotional responses to a child's cancer diagnosis than previously recognized, with differences linked to both caregiver and child-related factors. These findings underscore the importance of developing responsive and effective programs to improve targeted support for caregivers from the time of diagnosis throughout a family's childhood cancer journey.