Voices of Mothers, Needs of Children: A Mixed-Method Study on Reported Outcomes and Palliative Care Need Expectations in Serious Childhood Cancer

Author(s)	Mr. Siva Ragavan, Prof. Dr. Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran, Prof. Dr. Hema Chitra J, Dr. Vanitha Narayanasamy Naidu, Ms. Sowmiya Bellora benedict, Ms. Vijayalakshmi Sathish kumar, Ms. Kalaimani Thangamani
Country	India
Abstract	Background Childhood cancer has a profound impact on children’s overall quality of life and creates considerable emotional, psychological, and caregiving stress for mothers, who often assume the primary caregiving role. In paediatric oncology, gaining insight into mothers’ views of their child’s well-being, along with their expectations of palliative care, is crucial for providing comprehensive and family-centred care. Despite this need, there is a scarcity of evidence from Indian tertiary care hospitals that simultaneously explores outcome measures and palliative care expectations through a mixed-methods perspective.
Keywords	Childhood cancer, Mothers’ reported outcome measures, Quality of life, Palliative care needs.
Field	Medical / Pharmacy
Published In	Volume 17, Issue 2, April-June 2026
Published On	2026-05-19

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