Parent-child differences in psychological distress following childhood cancer treatment

<p>While the prognosis for pediatric cancer is improving, survivorship is accompanied by a number of potential long-term consequences. While not all childhood cancer survivors (CCS) and their parents experience psychological distress during survivorship, research does indicate that at least some do experience significant problems that warrant intervention. The current study was a retrospective analysis of an existing cross-sectional dataset that examined associations between psychological distress and other late effects in CCS and their parents. Neurocognitive late effects (NCLE) and parent/child distress were found to predict both parent and child psychological distress. Time since diagnosis was found to be related to parental distress, and behavior problems were associated with child distress. The present study contributes to the current understanding of how families of CCS function during survivorship and indicate that interventions aimed at addressing child NCLE and psychological adjustment in children and parents will likely improve overall family functioning. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Wilson, Shelby A

Contributors dc:contributor

• Catherine Peterson
• Angela Staples
• Heather Janisse

• childhood cancer survivors
• late effects
• parents
• psychological distress
• Psychology
• Social and Behavioral Sciences

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/880

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-2264