Open AccessThe evolution of regret: decision-making for parents of children with cancer
Author(s) -
Bryan A. Sisk,
Tammy I. Kang,
Jennifer W. Mack
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
supportive care in cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.133
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1433-7339
pISSN - 0941-4355
DOI - 10.1007/s00520-019-04933-8
Subject(s) - regret , medicine , mcnemar's test , odds , feeling , odds ratio , anxiety , nursing research , demography , clinical psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , psychology , nursing , logistic regression , statistics , mathematics , machine learning , sociology , computer science
Parents of children with cancer make treatment decisions in highly emotional states while feeling overwhelmed with information. In previous work, 1 in 6 parents demonstrated heightened decisional regret regarding treatment at diagnosis. However, it is unclear how regret evolves over time. We aimed to determine whether parents of children with cancer experience decisional regret over time and to identify parental characteristics and clinician behaviors associated with longitudinal regret.