Child and Adolescent Cancer Communication Preferences for Treatment Decision Making: A Meta‐Synthesis

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Meta-synthesis reveals communication preferences for treatment decision making in childhood cancer patients, highlighting their active involvement.

A total of 156 findings on treatment decision making preferences were extracted from 39 studies, indicating varied involvement levels.
Key insights include children's preferences on how, when, and why they want to participate in their cancer treatment decisions.
Qualitative methods were employed to gather self-reported preferences from children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer.
This research emphasizes the importance of tailoring communication strategies to meet the specific preferences of young cancer patients.

Pyke‐Grimm et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Meta-synthesis reveals communication preferences for treatment decision making in childhood cancer patients, highlighting their active involvement.