Title

Walking the care pathway: A phenomenological inquiry on mothers' experiences meeting the bio psychosocial needs of leukemic children

Authors

Kannan Kasinathan¹, Manoharan Saravanan², Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran³,*, J. Hemachitra⁴, Marudan Anbalagan⁵ & Nirmala Asaithambi⁶

Affiliation

¹Department of Research Scholar, Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research (MAHER) (DU), Chennai & Lecturer in Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ²Department of Research, Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute & Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research (MAHER - DU), Chennai - 600078, Tamil Nadu, India; ³Department of Pediatric Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ⁴Department of Hematology, Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children & Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ⁵Department of Child Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN DrMGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ⁶Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing, Sooriya School of Nursing, Saligramam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author 

Email

Kannan Kasinathan - E-mail: kanmani70@gmail.com

 Manoharan Saravanan - E-mail: msktox@gmail.com

Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran - E-mail: shankarshaki@yahoo.com

J. Hemachitra - E-mail: hemachitramkumar@gmail.com

 Marudan Anbalagan - E-mail: anbalagan.avi@gmail.com

Nirmala Asaithambi - E-mail: nivid2022@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received January 1, 2026; Revised January 31, 2026; Accepted January 31, 2026, Published January 31, 2026

Abstract

The emotional, psychosocial and practical challenges faced by mothers caring for children diagnosed with leukaemia. Therefore, it is of interest to explore the lived experiences of six mothers whose children were undergoing treatment in a tertiary-care hospital. In depth interviews were conducted and data were analyzed using a systematic qualitative framework. The study identified eight major themes, including emotional turmoil, caregiving patterns and the dynamics of healthcare relationships. Thus, we show the need for comprehensive support systems to alleviate emotional burdens and enhance caregiving capacity in pediatric oncology.

Keywords

Biopsychosocial needs, caregiving practices, childhood leukaemia, coping strategies, lived experiences, Mothers’ caregiving experience, nurse-parent relationship, psycho social consequences

Citation

Kasinathan et al. Bioinformation 22(1): 513-517 (2026)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.