Risk and Resilient Functioning of Families of Children with Cancer during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Renee Gilbert, Carolyn R. Bates (), Devanshi Khetawat, Meredith L. Dreyer Gillette and Rachel Moore
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Renee Gilbert: Clinical Child Psychology Program, Dole Human Development Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA
Carolyn R. Bates: Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 64114, USA
Devanshi Khetawat: Clinical Child Psychology Program, Dole Human Development Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA
Meredith L. Dreyer Gillette: Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, 2401 Gillham Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
Rachel Moore: Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, 2401 Gillham Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 6, 1-14

Abstract: Previous literature highlights the impact of COVID-19 on family functioning. Less is known about the impact of the pandemic on families of pediatric cancer patients. In order to determine universal and unique risk and resilience factors of these families during the pandemic, a qualitative analysis was conducted on families currently receiving cancer treatment at a Midwestern hospital. Results of the data analysis depict ways in which these families have been impacted by and have adapted to COVID-19. These findings suggest that families of pediatric cancer patients have unique experiences in the context of COVID-19, in addition to universal experiences outlined in previous literature.

Keywords: cancer; pediatrics; psycho-oncology; family; COVID-19; risk; resilience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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