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Feasibility of a child life specialist program for oncology patients with minor children at home: Qualitative analysis.

Abstract

30 Background: Up to 24% of adult oncology patients have minor children at home, who may experience negative short- and long-term health outcomes as a result. Typical support networks often fail to meet the needs of these families. To address this, an innovative Child Life Specialist (CLS) program was embedded within the psychosocial support team at a tertiary oncology center. The program provided direct consultation to …

Authors

Lysecki D; Bainbridge D; Akitt T; Georgiou G; Meyer RM; Sussman J

Volume

39

Pagination

pp. 30-30

Publisher

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Publication Date

October 1, 2021

DOI

10.1200/jco.2020.39.28_suppl.30

Conference proceedings

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Issue

28_suppl

ISSN

0732-183X

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