Von Werthern, Martha;
Sweet, Rebecca;
Tsipa, Anastasia;
Caliskan, Izel;
Clements, Henry;
Alcock, Kat;
Soon, Kristina;
(2023)
Endings and the end of treatment bell in paediatric cancer treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of children’s perspectives.
Journal of Cancer Policy
, 38
, Article 100442. 10.1016/j.jcpo.2023.100442.
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Abstract
Advancements in paediatric oncology have made quality of life after cancer increasingly clinically important. Little is currently known about children's experiences of treatment completion and its management. Aim. The current study explores children's experience of ending treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL), and the meaning it is given, particularly how endings are signified and marked. Method. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven children who had completed cancer treatment for ALL with good prognoses. Interviews were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Results. Five superordinate themes were generated: 'the end is always there', 'the punctuation of endings', 'that which is remembered, that which is forgotten', 'the voiced and the unvoiced', and 'freedom from cancer.' Conclusion. Children highlighted the importance of punctuating and celebrating the end of their treatment, and the need for doing this in ways that helped them process the complexity of ending active treatment and provides space for their voices.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Endings and the end of treatment bell in paediatric cancer treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of children’s perspectives |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jcpo.2023.100442 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpo.2023.100442 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Cancer; Oncology; End of treatment; Children and young people; Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Interpretative phenomenological analysis; Qualitative research |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184042 |
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