Overview

Families of children with cancer who speak languages other than English experience inequalities in healthcare, but little research has been done on solutions to improve care for these families. This study will partner parents with medical interpreters and clinicians to create educational videos about key cancer topics in Spanish and test their use as a tool to improve caregiver knowledge and experience in the setting of a language barrier. The project will lead to a future career development award application that increases the number of available languages and studies how multilingual educational videos impact caregiver knowledge and experience

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Aims 1 and 2 (Video Development Phase):

• Legal caregiver aged ≥18 years of a child/young adult (0-25 years) undergoing active cancer treatment in low-intensity phases or off therapy.
• Native or fluent Spanish speaker.
• Willing and able to provide verbal consent.
• Willing to comply with study procedures and be available for the study duration.

Aim 3 (Video Pilot Phase):

• Legal caregiver aged ≥18 years of a child/young adult (0-25 years) with newly diagnosed or relapsed/refractory cancer (≤1 month).N
• Native or fluent Spanish speaker.
• Requires an interpreter for medical conversations.
• Willing and able to provide verbal consent.
• Willing to comply with study procedures and be available for the study duration.

Exclusion Criteria:

Aims 1 and 2:

• Insufficient cognitive functioning to complete study procedures (as determined by PI).
• Caregiver of a child/young adult who did not receive cancer-directed therapy.
• Caregiver of a child/young adult receiving high-intensity cancer treatment.
• Unable to read and speak Spanish fluently.

Aim 3:

• Insufficient cognitive functioning to complete study measures (as determined by PI).Caregiver of a child/young adult who did not receive cancer-directed therapy.
• Caregiver of a child/young adult not receiving cancer-directed therapy.
• Diagnosis of new or relapsed/refractory cancer occurred \>1 month prior to enrollment.
• Unable to speak Spanish fluently.
• Does not require an interpreter for medical conversations.