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Impact of socioeconomic markers on parents' retention of pediatric oncology home care education: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Hentea Cristiana,
Downs Stephen M.,
Tucker Edmonds Brownsyne,
Vik Terry,
Wiehe Sarah E.,
Cheng Erika R.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.27624
Subject(s) - medicine , vignette , psychological intervention , socioeconomic status , cohort , pediatric oncology , family medicine , literacy , cancer , nursing , environmental health , population , psychology , social psychology , economics , economic growth
Little is known about the extent to which parents retain the education on how to manage home medical emergencies. We sought to describe retention of pediatric oncology home care education (POHCE) in a cohort of 24 parents of newly diagnosed children with cancer and investigate sociodemographic disparities in this retention. We measured retention using a vignette‐based survey instrument. The mean score was 4 (range 0–6, SD = 1.6) and parents with high school only education and those with limited cancer health literacy scored lowest (2.5 and 2.8, respectively). Future POHCE interventions can focus on parents’ literacy and education levels as predictors to tailor alternative education strategies.