The Experience of the Child With Cancer When Port à Cath Needle : Child's Speech

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand10 enrolled

Overview

This qualitative research refers to the descriptive phenomenological method of Hurssel which allows an analysis of the experience and an understanding of the phenomenon. Semi-structured interviews are carried out with 10 children followed for cancer in 3 pediatric hemato-oncology departments. The children interviewed are aged 6 to 12 and can be with their parents. A thematic analysis approach is used to analyze the data of this research.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Pediatric Oncology

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 6 YearsMax age: 12 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Child followed in pediatric oncology for cancer or hematological disease * Child wearing a Port-a-cath needle placement and minimum use once a week Exclusion Criteria: * Child no speaking the French language

Locations (1)

CHU clermont-ferrand

Clermont-Ferrand, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Experience of self management of port-a-cath needle placement

Evaluation from the patients' point of view on how they self-manage a port a cath needle placement, semi-structured qualitative interviews with patients.

Time frame: 60 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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