Psychological Adjustment of Parents of Children with Different Cancer Prognoses
Abstract Little is known about the psychological adjustment of parents of children with cancer relapse or remission. This study investigated differences in the psychological adjustment of caregivers of children with different cancer prognosis, by comparing them with a control group. In total, 183 ca...
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| author | Amanda Muglia Wechsler Carmen Bragado-Álvarez María José Hernández-Lloreda Luiz Fernando Lopes Elisa Maria Perina |
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| description | Abstract Little is known about the psychological adjustment of parents of children with cancer relapse or remission. This study investigated differences in the psychological adjustment of caregivers of children with different cancer prognosis, by comparing them with a control group. In total, 183 caregivers participated in this study: those with children in relapse/on treatment (n = 32), remission/off treatment (n = 75), and “healthy” (n = 76). The Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventories, the Symptom Check list-90-R, the Norbeck Social Support Questionnaire-Reviewed and the Family Environment Scale were analyzed with Variance Analysis, Student’s t-test, Chi-square and Pearson correlations. The results showed that parents of children with cancer relapse presented less psychological adjustment. Furthermore, a protective effect of family cohesion and possible risk factors related to sociodemographic variables were observed. Conclusions highlight the convenience of developing specific interventions for parents of children with cancer relapse. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-145e54eb6f6e499bb488285e2e601f712022-12-22T03:12:03ZengUniversidade de São PauloPaidéia (Ribeirão Preto)1982-43272021-09-013110.1590/1982-4327e3120Psychological Adjustment of Parents of Children with Different Cancer PrognosesAmanda Muglia Wechslerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5916-1667Carmen Bragado-Álvarezhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0354-0689María José Hernández-Lloredahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5227-7587Luiz Fernando Lopeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9737-9245Elisa Maria Perinahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8453-7953Abstract Little is known about the psychological adjustment of parents of children with cancer relapse or remission. This study investigated differences in the psychological adjustment of caregivers of children with different cancer prognosis, by comparing them with a control group. In total, 183 caregivers participated in this study: those with children in relapse/on treatment (n = 32), remission/off treatment (n = 75), and “healthy” (n = 76). The Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventories, the Symptom Check list-90-R, the Norbeck Social Support Questionnaire-Reviewed and the Family Environment Scale were analyzed with Variance Analysis, Student’s t-test, Chi-square and Pearson correlations. The results showed that parents of children with cancer relapse presented less psychological adjustment. Furthermore, a protective effect of family cohesion and possible risk factors related to sociodemographic variables were observed. Conclusions highlight the convenience of developing specific interventions for parents of children with cancer relapse.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-863X2021000100204&tlng=enemotional adjustmentcancer in childrenrecurrence |
| spellingShingle | Amanda Muglia Wechsler Carmen Bragado-Álvarez María José Hernández-Lloreda Luiz Fernando Lopes Elisa Maria Perina Psychological Adjustment of Parents of Children with Different Cancer Prognoses Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) emotional adjustment cancer in children recurrence |
| title | Psychological Adjustment of Parents of Children with Different Cancer Prognoses |
| title_full | Psychological Adjustment of Parents of Children with Different Cancer Prognoses |
| title_fullStr | Psychological Adjustment of Parents of Children with Different Cancer Prognoses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological Adjustment of Parents of Children with Different Cancer Prognoses |
| title_short | Psychological Adjustment of Parents of Children with Different Cancer Prognoses |
| title_sort | psychological adjustment of parents of children with different cancer prognoses |
| topic | emotional adjustment cancer in children recurrence |
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