This integrative review aimed to examine status and difficulties about return to school of childhood and adolescent cancer survivors in Korea and to identify factors and services of successful return to school for them.
This study was guided by the me...
This integrative review aimed to examine status and difficulties about return to school of childhood and adolescent cancer survivors in Korea and to identify factors and services of successful return to school for them.
This study was guided by the method of Whittemore and Knafl (2005) and eight databases were used including the Pubmed, Embase, KoreaMed, KISS, CINAHL, SCOPUS, DBpia, and RISS. Selected studies was nine published in Korean and English between 2005 and 2023.
The reviewed studies included quantitative studies (n=4), qualitative studies (n=2) and mixed methods study (n=1). Among four quantitative studies, one study was a cross-sectional study. Childhood and adolescent cancer survivors had higher rates of grade repetition and dropping out of school compared with healthy peers. Also they had more problems about relationships with peers and teachers, academic performance, and emotional aspect.
Based on the results, various services and supports should be provided to childhood and adolescent cancer survivors in order to help successful re-entry to school and adaptation.