Perspectives From Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors for a Planned Nurse-Patient Dyadic Storytelling Intervention.
Eunji Cho, Terrah Foster Akard
PMID 37475533WHAT IT FOUND
Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors liked the idea of storytelling with nurses but disagreed on how to do it.
Some wanted online for safety and privacy, others in-person for connection. Some preferred sharing with strangers or alone. The intervention needs flexible formats.
Key findings
01Participants had no consensus on whether the storytelling intervention should be delivered online or in person, with some prioritizing convenience and infection safety and others prioritizing emotional connection.
02While some survivors valued the chance to build a bond with their primary nurse, others expressed discomfort sharing sensitive stories with someone they already knew and suggested anonymity might be easier.
03Survivors identified timing as a barrier, with some preferring to wait until after treatment to reflect, while others felt the connection was strongest during active treatment.
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What it does not show
All participants were young adults; no adolescents were recruited, limiting generalizability to the younger end of the AYA spectrum. Recruitment was online, so medical records were not accessed and self-reported data was used, with one participant excluded for suspected fraud. The study assessed perspectives on a planned intervention, not the actual delivery of the intervention, so willingness to participate does not guarantee engagement. Data collection occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, which may have skewed preferences toward online formats for safety reasons.
Declared interests
The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that dyadic nurse-patient storytelling is an evidence-based intervention that improves outcomes. This study only explored patient perspectives on a planned model and did not test the intervention's effectiveness.