Challenges Associated With Living Remotely From a Pediatric Cancer Center: A Qualitative Study | Zendy

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Challenges Associated With Living Remotely From a Pediatric Cancer Center: A Qualitative Study

Author(s) -

Emily Walling,

Mark A. Fiala,

Andrea Connolly,

Alyssa Drevenak,

Sarah Gehlert

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of oncology practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.555

H-Index - 60

eISSN - 1935-469X

pISSN - 1554-7477

DOI - 10.1200/jop.18.00115

Subject(s) - medicine , pediatric cancer , outreach , receipt , childhood cancer , family medicine , residence , pediatric oncology , cancer , intervention (counseling) , qualitative research , coping (psychology) , nursing , gerontology , psychiatry , social science , demography , sociology , world wide web , political science , computer science , law

Pediatric patients with cancer who live in rural communities face disparate access to medical services compared with those in urban areas. Our objectives were to use qualitative methods to describe how living in a rural setting during receipt of treatment at an urban cancer center affects a patient's clinical course and to identify feasible areas of intervention to enhance service to these families.

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