Estimates of Prevalence Rates of Cancer Patients With Children and Well-Being in Affected Children: A Systematic Review on Population-Based Findings
This review assessed population-based estimate rates of cancer patients with minor and young adult children (≤ 25 years), children and young adults having a parent with cancer as well as the psychosocial situation and well-being of children and young adults affected by parental cancer. Eighteen publ...
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| author | Laura Inhestern Johanna Christine Bultmann Lene Marie Johannsen Volker Beierlein Birgit Möller Georg Romer Uwe Koch Corinna Bergelt Corinna Bergelt |
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| description | This review assessed population-based estimate rates of cancer patients with minor and young adult children (≤ 25 years), children and young adults having a parent with cancer as well as the psychosocial situation and well-being of children and young adults affected by parental cancer. Eighteen publications on population-based studies were included. Studies varied in the age ranges of both cancer patients and children. The prevalence rates of cancer patients having children ranged from 14 to 24.7% depending on the sample structure (e.g., age, gender). Studies reported that between 1.6 and 8.4% of children resp. young adult children have a parent with a history of cancer. Seven publications reported on the psychosocial situation or well-being in children and young adults affected by parental cancer. Estimate rates of psychosocial problems, psychiatric diagnoses or distress ranged between 2.5 and 34% of children depending on the method of measurement and outcome. The differences in the sample structure between the studies impeded the comparison of prevalence rates. However, the findings help to determine the need for specific support services and health care planning. The results emphazise the importance to routinely include issues on the parental role of patients and questions on the well-being and coping of children into psychooncological care. If necessary, support should be provided to families living with a cancer diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f577dcb7ef0444a1a3b66df789842a202022-12-21T19:16:25ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402021-11-011210.3389/fpsyt.2021.765314765314Estimates of Prevalence Rates of Cancer Patients With Children and Well-Being in Affected Children: A Systematic Review on Population-Based FindingsLaura Inhestern0Johanna Christine Bultmann1Lene Marie Johannsen2Volker Beierlein3Birgit Möller4Georg Romer5Uwe Koch6Corinna Bergelt7Corinna Bergelt8Department of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanyDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanyDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanyDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanyDepartment of Social Work, Münster University of Applied Sciences, Münster, GermanyDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University Medical Center Münster, Münster, GermanyDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanyDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanyDepartment of Medical Psychology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, GermanyThis review assessed population-based estimate rates of cancer patients with minor and young adult children (≤ 25 years), children and young adults having a parent with cancer as well as the psychosocial situation and well-being of children and young adults affected by parental cancer. Eighteen publications on population-based studies were included. Studies varied in the age ranges of both cancer patients and children. The prevalence rates of cancer patients having children ranged from 14 to 24.7% depending on the sample structure (e.g., age, gender). Studies reported that between 1.6 and 8.4% of children resp. young adult children have a parent with a history of cancer. Seven publications reported on the psychosocial situation or well-being in children and young adults affected by parental cancer. Estimate rates of psychosocial problems, psychiatric diagnoses or distress ranged between 2.5 and 34% of children depending on the method of measurement and outcome. The differences in the sample structure between the studies impeded the comparison of prevalence rates. However, the findings help to determine the need for specific support services and health care planning. The results emphazise the importance to routinely include issues on the parental role of patients and questions on the well-being and coping of children into psychooncological care. If necessary, support should be provided to families living with a cancer diagnosis.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.765314/fullparental cancerchildrencanceroncologydistresswell-being |
| spellingShingle | Laura Inhestern Johanna Christine Bultmann Lene Marie Johannsen Volker Beierlein Birgit Möller Georg Romer Uwe Koch Corinna Bergelt Corinna Bergelt Estimates of Prevalence Rates of Cancer Patients With Children and Well-Being in Affected Children: A Systematic Review on Population-Based Findings Frontiers in Psychiatry parental cancer children cancer oncology distress well-being |
| title | Estimates of Prevalence Rates of Cancer Patients With Children and Well-Being in Affected Children: A Systematic Review on Population-Based Findings |
| title_full | Estimates of Prevalence Rates of Cancer Patients With Children and Well-Being in Affected Children: A Systematic Review on Population-Based Findings |
| title_fullStr | Estimates of Prevalence Rates of Cancer Patients With Children and Well-Being in Affected Children: A Systematic Review on Population-Based Findings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estimates of Prevalence Rates of Cancer Patients With Children and Well-Being in Affected Children: A Systematic Review on Population-Based Findings |
| title_short | Estimates of Prevalence Rates of Cancer Patients With Children and Well-Being in Affected Children: A Systematic Review on Population-Based Findings |
| title_sort | estimates of prevalence rates of cancer patients with children and well being in affected children a systematic review on population based findings |
| topic | parental cancer children cancer oncology distress well-being |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.765314/full |
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