Parental cancer: Health‐related quality of life and current psychosocial support needs of cancer survivors and their children

The presence of cancer and additional parental responsibilities can increase strain for individual patients as well as for their children. The construct of health‐related quality of life (HRQL) is appropriate to measure a combination of physical, mental and social consequences as a result of disease...

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Published in:International journal of cancer 2014-12, Vol.135 (11), p.2668-2677
Main Authors: Bultmann, Johanna Christine, Beierlein, Volker, Romer, Georg, Möller, Birgit, Koch, Uwe, Bergelt, Corinna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Cancer
Check lists
Child
Child Health Services
Children
Children & youth
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diagnosis
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health Services Needs and Demand
Health Status
health‐related quality of life
Humans
Male
Medical personnel
Medical research
Mental disorders
Mental health
Middle Aged
Needs Assessment
neoplasm
Neoplasms - psychology
parental cancer
Parents & parenting
Parents - psychology
Prognosis
Psychology, Child
psychosocial needs
Quality of Life
Social Support
Stress, Psychological
Surveys and Questionnaires
Survivors - psychology
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Summary:The presence of cancer and additional parental responsibilities can increase strain for individual patients as well as for their children. The construct of health‐related quality of life (HRQL) is appropriate to measure a combination of physical, mental and social consequences as a result of disease. However, previous research has merely focused on symptom checklists. This study addresses the following questions: (i) does HRQL in children and their parents with cancer differ compared to the general population? (ii) Are there any variables that are associated with HRQL in children? (iii) What are current psychosocial support needs? A population‐based survey of 976 survivors (
ISSN:0020-7136
1097-0215
DOI:10.1002/ijc.28905