TABLE 4.

Table themes of cancer care in select Latin American countries and the frequency.

		Frequency	Types of participants
AYA specific
Category	AYA specific barriers
Themes	Insurance	10	Psychologist, nurse, other
	Education	17	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, other
	Need more AYA specific treatment sites	47	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, nutritionist, other
Category	Facilitators for AYA Care
Themes	Space designated for young people	10	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, nutritionist, other
	Supporting AYA survivors	15	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, other
	Existing AYA support groups	20	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, other
	Providing resources	230	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, nutritionist, other
	Continuing Education	17	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, other
General
Category	Barriers
Themes	Financial barriers	34	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, nutritionist, other
	Language barriers	8	Social worker, psychologist
	Poor access to technology	5	Psychologist, other
	Traveling to receive treatment	30	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, nutritionist, other
	Religious barriers	11	Social worker, psychologist
	Conflicts between parents and providers	25	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, other
	Limited medical literacy	8	Psychologist, nurse, nutritionist, other
	Caring for other children besides patient	7	Social worker, psychologist, other
	Difficulty in providing psychosocial support	14	Psychologist, nurse, nutritionist, other
	Continuing education for staff	5	Social worker, psychologist, nurse
	Costs to hospital for treating patients with cancer	3	Social worker, nurse
	Structural barriers	80	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, nutritionist, other
	Limited treatment options	17	Psychologist, nurse, nutritionist, other
Category	Facilitators
Themes	Educating patients and families	66	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, nutritionist, other
	Multidisciplinary services	57	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, nutritionist, other
	Comprehensive intake assessment	15	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, nutritionist
Category	Strategies to Improve Care
Themes	Providing education for patients	12	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, other
	Providing more services for patients	26	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, nutritionist, other
	Advocacy	18	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, other
	Increase social support	9	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, other
	Increasing funding and volunteers	40	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, nutritionist, other
	Need more medical resources within the hospital for providers	44	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, nutritionist, other
	Need more staff and support for staff	32	Social worker, psychologist, nurse, nutritionist, other