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A longitudinal study of supportive care needs among Chinese parents of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Objective: To determine parents' supportive care needs trajectories over the first 8 months following their children's diagnosis and identify the predictors of these trajectories. Methods: Overall, 100/112 Chinese parents of children newly diagnosed with ALL were recruited. The parents' supportive care needs were tracked at four key time points when the needs were most likely to change: post-diagnosis, induction remission phase, consolidation therapy phase, and post-acute treatment. Latent class growth modeling (LCGM) or growth mixture model (GMM) was used to identify trajectories within each of six needs domains of supportive care needs. Logistic regression was used to identify factors predicting trajectory patterns. Results: < 0.05). Conclusions: This study identified the dynamic evolution and distinct trajectories of parents' supportive care needs, along with their key predictors. The findings provide a solid foundation for developing stage- and population-specific interventions, offering practical guidance for optimizing family-centered care and informing supportive policy formulation in pediatric oncology settings.

Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing

DOI: 10.1016/j.apjon.2025.100827