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Educational and career goal attainments in young adult childhood cancer survivors
Author(s) -
Bashore Lisa,
Breyer Emma
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal for specialists in pediatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1744-6155
pISSN - 1539-0136
DOI - 10.1111/jspn.12180
Subject(s) - childhood cancer , psychology , pediatric oncology , young adult , medicine , developmental psychology , cancer
Purpose Examine the educational and career outcomes of young adult childhood cancer survivors. Design and Methods Descriptive study design using a survey sent to 336 survivors. Quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed separately. Results Only 50 completed surveys were returned. Having a central nervous system tumor and radiation were associated with physical impairments. Four themes also emerged: future as medical professionals, dreams fallen short, peer relationships, and positive outlook on life. Practice Implications Pediatric nurses caring for survivors should partner with oncology professionals to support survivors to enrich their educational and career opportunities.