Psychological Adjustment of Parents of Children with Different Cancer Prognoses

Autor: Amanda Muglia Wechsler, Carmen Bragado-Álvarez, María José Hernández-Lloreda, Luiz Fernando Lopes, Elisa Maria Perina
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto), Vol 31 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1982-4327
DOI: 10.1590/1982-4327e3120
Popis: 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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