Financial Support and Income Satisfaction Among Grandparents of Childhood Cancer Patients: A Brief Report
Childhood cancer imposes a financial burden on families. We explored the financial support grandparents provide to parents of childhood cancer patients and their income satisfaction over the two years post-diagnosis. Twenty-nine families shared contact information for 85 grandparents, of whom 41 (48%) participated in a longitudinal questionnaire study, and seven were interviewed about financial support. While most grandparents (53%-69%) offered some financial support, it was generally modest. Across all time points, most grandparents (96%) had sufficient income to live on. To more completely understand the financial needs of pediatric cancer families, assessments beyond direct parental contributions are warranted.
Authors
- Peter Francis Raguindin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9716-4746)
- Gisela Michel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9589-0928)
- Pauline Holmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2734-5207)
- Anne Maas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7835-1802)
- Jeanette Greiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5608-3765)
- Marc Ansari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9649-6498)
- Eva Maria Tinner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5843-8097)
Institutions
- University of Geneva (CH)
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Lucerne (CH)
- University of Potsdam (DE)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- Kantonsspital Aarau (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Blood & Cancer
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.31672
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung