Caring for a child with cancer: Parental competence, distress, and cortisol levels

Parents of children facing cancer are subject to psychological distress. In this study, we explored whether the time that had passed since a child's cancer diagnosis was associated with parents' distress levels and whether parental sense of competence (PSOC) moderated this association. For...

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Published in:Journal of health psychology 2024-09, p.13591053241280146
Main Authors: Benaroya-Milshtein, Noa, Cohen Ben-Simon, Or, Natanzon, Tamar, Avishai-Neumann, Meital, Moka, Adi, Tsuk-Ram, Noa, Roessner, Veit, Buse, Judith, Uhlmann, Anne, Daches, Shimrit
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Language:English
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Summary:Parents of children facing cancer are subject to psychological distress. In this study, we explored whether the time that had passed since a child's cancer diagnosis was associated with parents' distress levels and whether parental sense of competence (PSOC) moderated this association. Forty-four parents of children with cancer who were hospitalized during 2022 participated. Parents completed questionnaires and provided hair samples for the examination of hair cortisol concentration (HCC). Correlations indicated no significant association between time since diagnosis and distress indices. Yet, linear regression analysis revealed that PSOC moderated the association between time since diagnosis and parental HCC (  = -0.36,  
ISSN:1359-1053
1461-7277
1461-7277
DOI:10.1177/13591053241280146