Pediatric Patients Treated for Leukemia Back to School: A Mixed-Method Analysis of Narratives about Daily Life and Illness Experience
In the last few years, more children and adolescents healed from leukemia go back to their daily life, even if they can show some psycho-social difficulties. The study adopted semi-structured interviews and a mixed-method approach to examine the narratives of 75 children and adolescents about their...
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| author | Marta Tremolada Livia Taverna Sabrina Bonichini Marta Pillon Alessandra Biffi Maria Caterina Putti |
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| description | In the last few years, more children and adolescents healed from leukemia go back to their daily life, even if they can show some psycho-social difficulties. The study adopted semi-structured interviews and a mixed-method approach to examine the narratives of 75 children and adolescents about their return to school post 2-years treatment for leukemia. The aims are to collect their illness experiences, to understand how they feel about school and daily routines and to identify the best socio-demographic and illness predictors of a good re-adaptation to school and daily life. The results show that by increasing age and when the pediatric patient have received a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, at the stop-therapy time, her/his perception about relationships at school and academic performance decrease, especially if his/her feelings about the disease and follow-up visits are negative. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-896cbf577f2449208f3e0490fe4535c92023-11-20T05:34:45ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2020-07-0110710710.3390/bs10070107Pediatric Patients Treated for Leukemia Back to School: A Mixed-Method Analysis of Narratives about Daily Life and Illness ExperienceMarta Tremolada0Livia Taverna1Sabrina Bonichini2Marta Pillon3Alessandra Biffi4Maria Caterina Putti5Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padua, Via Venezia, 8 35131-Padova, ItalyFaculty of Education, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Brixen-Bressanone, Viale Ratisbona, 16 39042-Bressanone, ItalyDepartment of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padua, Via Venezia, 8 35131-Padova, ItalyPediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant Center, Department of Woman’s and Child’s Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, ItalyPediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant Center, Department of Woman’s and Child’s Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, ItalyPediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant Center, Department of Woman’s and Child’s Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, ItalyIn the last few years, more children and adolescents healed from leukemia go back to their daily life, even if they can show some psycho-social difficulties. The study adopted semi-structured interviews and a mixed-method approach to examine the narratives of 75 children and adolescents about their return to school post 2-years treatment for leukemia. The aims are to collect their illness experiences, to understand how they feel about school and daily routines and to identify the best socio-demographic and illness predictors of a good re-adaptation to school and daily life. The results show that by increasing age and when the pediatric patient have received a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, at the stop-therapy time, her/his perception about relationships at school and academic performance decrease, especially if his/her feelings about the disease and follow-up visits are negative.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/10/7/107pediatric leukemianarrativespeer relationshipsschool re-entryfollow-up perceptions |
| spellingShingle | Marta Tremolada Livia Taverna Sabrina Bonichini Marta Pillon Alessandra Biffi Maria Caterina Putti Pediatric Patients Treated for Leukemia Back to School: A Mixed-Method Analysis of Narratives about Daily Life and Illness Experience Behavioral Sciences pediatric leukemia narratives peer relationships school re-entry follow-up perceptions |
| title | Pediatric Patients Treated for Leukemia Back to School: A Mixed-Method Analysis of Narratives about Daily Life and Illness Experience |
| title_full | Pediatric Patients Treated for Leukemia Back to School: A Mixed-Method Analysis of Narratives about Daily Life and Illness Experience |
| title_fullStr | Pediatric Patients Treated for Leukemia Back to School: A Mixed-Method Analysis of Narratives about Daily Life and Illness Experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pediatric Patients Treated for Leukemia Back to School: A Mixed-Method Analysis of Narratives about Daily Life and Illness Experience |
| title_short | Pediatric Patients Treated for Leukemia Back to School: A Mixed-Method Analysis of Narratives about Daily Life and Illness Experience |
| title_sort | pediatric patients treated for leukemia back to school a mixed method analysis of narratives about daily life and illness experience |
| topic | pediatric leukemia narratives peer relationships school re-entry follow-up perceptions |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/10/7/107 |
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