The receipt of psychological services and acceptability of local follow-up care for childhood cancer survivors: are there rural vs. urban differences?
Psychological services may need to be expanded for childhood cancer survivors in both rural and urban areas to ensure equitable access. The accessibility and quality of local services may need to be improved to encourage the use of local follow-up care among children residing in rural areas that are non-adjacent to an urban area.
Authors
- Eric B. Durbin
- Jerod L. Stapleton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8501-1483)
- Abigayle R Feather (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0730-3090)
- John A. D’Orazio
- Tyrone F. Borders
Institutions
- Texas Christian University (US)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Markey Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cancer Survivorship
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-025-01942-x
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Cancer Institute
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences