Challenges Faced by Mothers Caring for Children with Leukaemia During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.
Maha Atout, Fatimah S Tarawneh, Amani Al-Kharabsheh
PMID 33526289WHAT IT FOUND
Mothers of children with leukaemia in Jordan said pandemic precautions worsened isolation, strained family life, and raised costs.
Children refused masks because they felt different or uncomfortable. These themes are barriers for nurses supporting families.
Key findings
0160% of mothers reported that their children refused face masks, and 27% said masks made the children uncomfortable or irritable.
02All mothers showed a tendency toward social isolation, and 65% said they closed themselves off and focused on their child.
03Mothers linked childcare responsibility to family strain, and rural low-income families faced greater financial hardship.
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What it does not show
Only 15 mothers were interviewed, all from one hospital in Amman, so the themes may not transfer to other settings. Fathers and other family members were not included, so the account is incomplete. All children had acute lymphocytic leukaemia, not other cancers. The study reports experiences, not measured effects of any care strategy. Recruitment happened during pandemic hospital restrictions, and two of Seventeen mothers approached refused.
Declared interests
No specific funding; authors declared no competing financial interests or personal relationships.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read these percentages as evidence that any nursing advice failed. They are mothers' interview reports, not measured outcomes.