Experiences of primary carers following their child's cancer treatment
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The experiences of primary carers in supporting their child at the end of successful cancer treatment.
IRAS ID
352007
Contact name
Cara Davis
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Bath
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 11 days
Research summary
Many children and young people are diagnosed with cancer each year. Luckily, there are many effective treatments available for young cancer patients meaning that they have a better chance of fighting this disease. Therefore, more children are found to be cancer free once they complete their treatment, meaning in many cases they can return to their typical routine and lifestyle. Research has found that it can be difficult for parents or carers to support their children not only after diagnosis and during treatment, but also at the end of treatment when their child no longer has cancer.
This project hopes to use 60 minute interviews to explore primary carer's experiences of supporting their child at the end of cancer treatment, whilst readjusting to their own lives. We also aim to explore the information and support needs of primary carers by establishing what primary carers accessed at the end of treatment and whether or not this was helpful. By finding out more about primary carer's experiences, we can hope to improve the information provided about what to expect after treatment and develop different types of support which can help families affected by cancer for this specific time point in their child's cancer journey.
REC name
East Midlands - Leicester South Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
25/EM/0164
Date of REC Opinion
6 Aug 2025
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion