{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,15]],"date-time":"2025-12-15T17:08:22Z","timestamp":1765818502082,"version":"3.48.0"},"reference-count":19,"publisher":"Mark Allen Group","issue":"12","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Int J Palliat Nurs"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,2]]},"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Background:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges faced by families with children receiving treatment for cancer were magnified. Children with cancer are particularly vulnerable to both the psychological and physiological impacts of the virus, compared to other chronic health conditions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To examine the perspectives of children with advanced cancer and their caregivers about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cross-sectional qualitative study. Children undergoing treatment for advanced cancer (n=14) and their caregivers (n=15) were recruited from one academic medical centre in the south-eastern United States.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Measurements:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Semi-structured interviews assessed the experiences of children and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic throughout cancer treatment. A thematic content qualitative analysis identified themes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Qualitative interviews highlighted three emergent themes regarding the shared experiences of children with cancer and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic: (1) isolation, (2) psychological impact and (3) positive changes. Parents and children uniquely identified unshared themes of (4) virtual school and (5) sources of comfort, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Children with cancer and their families experienced distressing medical challenges and negative psychological consequences throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. However, perceived \u2018silver linings\u2019 such as togetherness and self-care might serve as protective factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.12968\/ijpn.2024.0038","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,15]],"date-time":"2025-12-15T17:01:24Z","timestamp":1765818084000},"page":"586-596","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Exploration of COVID-19-related experiences through perspectives of children with advanced cancer and their caregivers"],"prefix":"10.12968","volume":"31","author":[{"given":"Jennifer Lynn","family":"Newton","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical and Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Brittany","family":"Cowfer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Paediatric Oncologist and Palliative Care Physician, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Anne Byrd","family":"Mahoney","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Assistant Professor of Paediatric Haematology\/Oncology, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Centre, Winston-Salem, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Terrah Foster","family":"Akard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Professor of Nursing and Medicine, Vanderbilt University, School of Nursing, Nashville, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Haley","family":"Walker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Doctor of Physical Therapy Student, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mary Jo","family":"Gilmer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Professor of Nursing and Medicine (Paediatrics), Vanderbilt University, Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital, Nashville, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"5130","reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/cancers15071963"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0269216321989565"},{"issue":"1","key":"B3","first-page":"328","volume":"2","author":"Cowfer BA","year":"2021","journal-title":"Palliat Med Rep"},{"key":"B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/cam4.5950"},{"key":"B5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2337\/ds21-0026"},{"key":"B6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.socscimed.2021.114523"},{"key":"B7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2337\/ds21-0092"},{"key":"B8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/02692163231180926"},{"issue":"5","key":"B9","first-page":"1","volume":"70","author":"King-Dowling S","year":"2023","journal-title":"Pediatric Blood Cancer"},{"key":"B10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/08870446.2021.1907387"},{"key":"B11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2021-053676"},{"issue":"4","key":"B12","first-page":"414","volume":"11","author":"Mwita KM.","year":"2022","journal-title":"Int J Res Business Soc Sc"},{"issue":"2","key":"B13","first-page":"370","volume":"12","author":"Ramoshaba DJ","year":"2023","journal-title":"Int J Res Business Social Science"},{"key":"B14","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1089\/jpm.2012.0494"},{"key":"B15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11135-017-0574-8"},{"key":"B16","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.330"},{"key":"B17","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12887-021-03028-w"},{"issue":"4","key":"B18","first-page":"1","volume":"68","author":"Wimberly CE","year":"2020","journal-title":"Pediatric Blood Cancer"},{"key":"B19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.paid.2021.110670"}],"container-title":["International Journal of Palliative Nursing"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/www.magonlinelibrary.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.12968\/ijpn.2024.0038","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,15]],"date-time":"2025-12-15T17:04:10Z","timestamp":1765818250000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/www.magonlinelibrary.com\/doi\/10.12968\/ijpn.2024.0038"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,2]]},"references-count":19,"journal-issue":{"issue":"12","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,2]]}},"alternative-id":["10.12968\/ijpn.2024.0038"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.12968\/ijpn.2024.0038","relation":{},"ISSN":["1357-6321","2052-286X"],"issn-type":[{"type":"print","value":"1357-6321"},{"type":"electronic","value":"2052-286X"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,2]]}}}