Immunological and psychosocial functioning in parents of children with cancer

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crystle-Joie Agbayani ◽  
Jo A. Tucker ◽  
Edward L. Nelson ◽  
Freddy Martinez ◽  
Haydee Cortes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Children With Cancer

scholarly journals Psychosocial Functioning of Young Children Treated for Cancer: Findings From a Clinical Sample

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-23
Author(s):  
Lauren E. Cox ◽  
Ansley E. Kenney ◽  
Jennifer L. Harman ◽  
Niki Jurbergs ◽  
Andrew E. Molnar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Brain Tumors ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Behavioral Symptoms ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
Normal Limits ◽  
Pediatric Cancers

Objectives: Many pediatric cancers are diagnosed in early childhood, a time of significant growth and development that lays the foundations for overall adjustment and functioning. The objective of this article was to characterize the psychosocial functioning of young children with cancer. Method: Data from a sample of young children with cancer ( N = 92) who completed a psychological evaluation that included the Behavior Assessment Scale for Children–second edition (BASC-2) parent report were abstracted from the medical record. Patients were primarily White (70.7%), male (54.3%), and 4.81 ± 0.89 years old at evaluation. Most were treated for brain tumors (64.1%). Results: Overall group means on each of the BASC-2 subscales were within normal limits, though significantly more patients than expected had elevated scores on the Internalizing and Behavioral Symptoms indexes. Patients who were on-treatment had higher mean overall Internalizing Problems scores, as well as greater Anxiety and Somatization scores, than those who were off-treatment (Wilks’s λ = 0.75, p < .001). Patients treated for brain tumors had lower mean Activities of Daily Living scores than those with other diagnoses ( F = 15.81, p < .001). Conclusions: Findings from this clinically referred sample indicate that while most young children with cancer are doing well psychosocially, approximately 20% to 30% demonstrated difficulties in at least one area. Findings support the need for monitoring of young children with cancer as well as appropriate intervention services.

Cognitive and Psychosocial Functioning of Preschool-Aged Children with Cancer

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 638-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria W. Willard ◽  
Lauren E. Cox ◽  
Kathryn M. Russell ◽  
Ansley Kenney ◽  
Niki Jurbergs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
Preschool Aged Children

Method Matters: Comparing Cancer-Related Adjustment of Siblings to Norms and Well-matched Peers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saori C Tomatsu ◽  
Caroline Stanley ◽  
Rowena Conroy ◽  
Melissa A Alderfer
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Internalizing Problems ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Normal Range ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
Standardized Measures ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Objective  The purpose of this study was to better understand conflicting findings in the literature regarding the adjustment of siblings of children with cancer by examining, in a single sample, differences in patterns of results as a function of reporter and comparator used (i.e., population norms, demographically matched classmates). Method  Self- and parent-report standardized measures of depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems were collected for 67 siblings and 67 demographically matched classmates. Comparisons were made to norms and controls. Results  Siblings consistently demonstrated poorer psychosocial functioning than their demographically matched peers across all measures but their scores did not differ from norms. A significantly greater percentage of siblings fell outside the normal range than that expected in the general population for parent-reported total and internalizing problems, but not for externalizing problems or the self-report measures. Conclusions  Findings regarding the psychological adjustment of siblings of children with cancer differ according to the research methods used. It is important to use rigorous methods such as demographically matched peer comparisons when investigating the impact of childhood cancer on siblings.

scholarly journals Pschychosocial support for distressed parents of Pediatric cancer patients

2019 ◽  
pp. 76-81
Author(s):  
VIRENDER SUHAG ◽  
SUNITA BS ◽  
PANKAJ Vats ◽  
Nishant Lohia ◽  
Tejas Pandya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Parental Distress ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
Treatment Side Effects ◽  
Pediatric Cancer Patients ◽  
Long Time ◽  
After Cancer

Survival rates for childhood cancer diagnosed before the age of 18 years have improved due to aggressive multidisciplinary therapeutic approaches. Parents have been found to be psychologically affected by their child’s diagnosis, treatment, side-effects of the treatment and child’s health status. Though parental emotional difficulties, such as depression and anxiety, have been reported to decrease after cancer treatment, parents continue to experience chronic post-traumatic stress (PTS) for a long time after their child’s treatment. Parents may also report persistent feelings of loss, uncertainty, and anxiety about the recurrence of the disease or the emergence of late effects in their child. Such illness-specific distress of the parents should be assessed in order to fully understand their psychosocial functioning. Sensitizing health care professionals to the identification of this factor and its associated difficulties is essential for the implementation of efficient intervention strategies. General health of parents plays an important role in continuation of care for the sick child and the treatment follow up. Parental distress and PTS are associated with the emotional and behavioral functioning of children with cancer. There is a genuine need to offer programs of psychological attention to parents of children with cancer in order to reduce their emotional and cognitive psychopathology and to help them adopt adequate coping strategies.

scholarly journals The Influence of Early Childhood Temperament on Later Social–Emotional Functioning in Youth with Cancer

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria W Willard ◽  
Rachel Tillery ◽  
Jennifer L Harman ◽  
Alanna Long ◽  
Sean Phipps
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Effortful Control ◽  
Adaptive Functioning ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
Resilience Scale

Abstract Objective One of the peak incidences of childhood cancer is during the early childhood years. This is also an important time for psychosocial and personality development, and it is well known that early childhood temperament influences later psychosocial functioning. However, this association has not been examined in young children with cancer. Methods Parents of children with cancer (N = 39) and healthy comparisons (N = 35) completed an indicator of temperament (Children’s Behavior Questionnaire) when children were young (Mage=4.99 ± 1.05 years). Five years later, parents and youth completed measures of psychosocial functioning (Mage=10.15 ± 1.10 years; Behavior Assessment Scale for Children, 2nd edition and Social Emotional Assets and Resilience Scale). Results Parents of healthy comparisons reported that their children demonstrated greater surgency than youth with cancer; there were no differences in negative affect or effortful control. Children with cancer and healthy comparisons were rated similarly on measures of psychosocial functioning. Health status was not a significant predictor of later functioning, but socioeconomic status and temperament were. The influence of temperament was stronger for strengths-based functioning (e.g., social competence, adaptive functioning) versus distress (internalizing and externalizing problems). Conclusions Early childhood temperament is a strong predictor of later psychosocial functioning, regardless of health status. Findings highlight the need to consider temperament in the clinical assessment of psychosocial functioning in children with cancer. Additional research is needed to specifically assess how a diagnosis of cancer in early childhood influences temperament over time.

Psychosocial functioning and risk factors among siblings of children with cancer: An updated systematic review

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 1467-1479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin A. Long ◽  
Vicky Lehmann ◽  
Cynthia A. Gerhardt ◽  
Aubrey L. Carpenter ◽  
Anna L. Marsland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Children With Cancer

#664 Psychosocial functioning of children with cancer

1996 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 459
Author(s):  
M. A. Garstein ◽  
K. Vannatta ◽  
R. B. Noll ◽  
W. M. Bukowski ◽  
W. H. Davies
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Children With Cancer

scholarly journals Psychosocial function of Dutch children with cancer and their caregivers during different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marloes van Gorp ◽  
Heleen Maurice-Stam ◽  
Layla Teunissen ◽  
Ellen Kilsdonk ◽  
Jennifer van Dijk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Caregiver Distress ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
Psychosocial Function ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Dutch Children

We compared psychosocial functioning of children with cancer and their caregivers in several phases of the COVID-19 pandemic to before COVID-19. One or more questionnaires on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) or fatigue of children or distress of their caregivers was available from 1644 families. In children with cancer, HRQoL was stable throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Fatigue was slightly lower and sleep somewhat better during the pandemic than before. Caregiver distress was lower in the first pandemic phase, but increased to pre-COVID-19 levels in later phases, indicating that the length and consequences of the pandemic may be weighing on them.

Identification and Utility of a Short Form of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist-Youth Self-Report (PSC-17-Y)

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-64
Author(s):  
Paul Bergmann ◽  
Cara Lucke ◽  
Theresa Nguyen ◽  
Michael Jellinek ◽  
John Michael Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Symptom Checklist ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Youth Self Report ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Pediatric Symptom Checklist ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses

Abstract. The Pediatric Symptom Checklist-Youth self-report (PSC-Y) is a 35-item measure of adolescent psychosocial functioning that uses the same items as the original parent report version of the PSC. Since a briefer (17-item) version of the parent PSC has been validated, this paper explored whether a subset of items could be used to create a brief form of the PSC-Y. Data were collected on more than 19,000 youth who completed the PSC-Y online as a self-screen offered by Mental Health America. Exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) were first conducted to identify and evaluate candidate solutions and their factor structures. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were then conducted to determine how well the data fit the candidate models. Tests of measurement invariance across gender were conducted on the selected solution. The EFAs and CFAs suggested that a three-factor short form with 17 items is a viable and most parsimonious solution and met criteria for scalar invariance across gender. Since the 17 items used on the parent PSC short form were close to the best fit found for any subsets of items on the PSC-Y, the same items used on the parent PSC-17 are recommended for the PSC-Y short form.

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