Communication practices and information exchange for caregivers of children with cancer in Pakistan
Pakistani caregivers express many of the same communication needs noted in other settings, with similar challenges and larger gaps in care. Interventional work should focus on maximizing human resources, ensuring complete information exchange, and empowering caregivers.
Authors
- Asma Naheed
- Dylan Elizabeth Graetz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4541-6910)
- Jennifer W. Mack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5791-4178)
- Atoofa Najmi
- Ambreen Hameed
- Sima Jeha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2835-5869)
- Muhammad Shafiq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2570-1722)
- Carlos Rodríguez‐Galindo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2360-8946)
- Alia Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6520-845X)
- Gia Ferrara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3435-8436)
- Courtney Staples
- Syed Ahmer Hamid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5024-6648)
- Meenakshi Devidas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1099-3478)
- Muhammad Rafie Raza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4810-4402)
- Yi‐Chen Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4616-2115)
- Shabnam Munir
- Afia tul Quanita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0232-3802)
- Safwan Ahmad
- Joseph Wardell
Institutions
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (US)
- Indus Hospital (PK)
- University of Health Sciences Lahore (PK)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oncology
- Published
- 2025-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2025.1616467
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Conquer Cancer Foundation
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities