scholarly journals Family functioning and posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer.

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 717-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa A. Alderfer ◽  
Neha Navsaria ◽  
Anne E. Kazak
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Survivors Of Childhood Cancer

Prevalence and predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder in adult survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. CRA10002-CRA10002
Author(s):  
M. Stuber ◽  
K. Meeske ◽  
B. Zebrack ◽  
K. Krull ◽  
K. Stratton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Annual Meeting ◽  
Clinical Oncology ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Adult Survivors ◽  
Childhood Cancer Survivor Study ◽  
Survivors Of Childhood Cancer ◽  
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CRA10002 The full, final text of this abstract will be available in Part II of the 2009 ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings, distributed onsite at the Meeting on May 30, 2009, and as a supplement to the June 20, 2009, issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. No significant financial relationships to disclose.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 125 (5) ◽  
pp. e1124-e1134 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Stuber ◽  
K. A. Meeske ◽  
K. R. Krull ◽  
W. Leisenring ◽  
K. Stratton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Adult Survivors ◽  
Survivors Of Childhood Cancer

scholarly journals Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Illness Perception in Young Survivors of Childhood Cancer

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-98
Author(s):  
Elisa Kern de Castro ◽  
Renata Klein Zancan ◽  
Lauro José Gregianin
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Illness Perception ◽  
Healthy People ◽  
Illness Perception Questionnaire ◽  
Young Survivors ◽  
Survivors Of Childhood Cancer

ObjetivoEste estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a presença de Transtorno de Estresse Pós-Traumático (TEPT) e a sua relação com a perceção da doença numa amostra de 65 jovens sobreviventes de cancro infantil, com uma média de idades de 19 anos (DP= 2,70) e que tinham terminado o tratamento, em média, há sete anos.MétodoForam aplicados instrumentos para obtenção de dados sociodemográficos e clínicos, de sintomas de TEPT – “Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist – Civilian” (PCL-C) e de perceção da doença – “Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire for Healthy People” (IPQ-RH).ResultadosA presença de sintomas de TEPT variade 9,2% a 18,5% na amostra, e a perceção da doença esteve correlacionada com os sintomas deste transtorno. As subescalas Representação Emocional e Coerência da Doença (IPQ-RH), foram preditoras dos sintomas de Reexperiência (β = 0,0370; p < 0,01; β = 0,261; p<0,05, respetivamente). A subescala Representação Emocional (IPQ-RH) também foi preditora de sintomas de Esquiva (β = 0,330; p < 0,001).ConclusãoConcluiu-se que a perceção da doença deve ser investigada para prevenir os sintomas de TEPT em sobreviventes de câncer infantil.

Prevalence and predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder in adult survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. CRA10002-CRA10002
Author(s):  
M. Stuber ◽  
K. Meeske ◽  
B. Zebrack ◽  
K. Krull ◽  
K. Stratton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Cancer Survivor ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Childhood Cancer Survivors ◽  
Childhood Cancer Survivor ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

CRA10002 Background: This study examined prevalence and demographic- and disease-related correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among 6,542 adult childhood cancer survivors and 368 siblings from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Methods: Subjects were dichotomized based on full PTSD criteria, using the Foa PTSD self-report measure to assess posttraumatic stress symptoms of intrusion of unwanted memories, avoidance of event reminders, and increased startle response, and the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 and the SF-36 subscale, role limitation due to emotional health, to evaluate clinical distress or impaired function. A self-report questionnaire provided demographic information and medical abstraction provided cancer reatment data. Multivariable generalized linear models were used to compare prevalence of PTSD among cancer survivors to siblings and to examine relationships between PTSD and demographic and disease-related factors. Relative risks (RR) were calculated based on a Poisson distribution with robust error variances. Results: Five hundred eighty-nine (9%) childhood cancer survivors and 8 (2%) siblings met criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD (RR = 3.83, 95% CI 1.96–7.48, p < 0.0001). Among cancer survivors, there was significantly more PTSD reported by women from minority backgrounds (p < 0.05). Other demographic factors associated with PTSD were having less than a college education (p < 0.05), being unmarried (p < 0.001), having an annual income less than $20,000 (p < 0.05) and being unemployed (p = 0.001). Risk of PTSD was significantly higher for survivors diagnosed at ages 15 to 20 years (p < 0.05). PTSD was more common among survivors treated with intensive chemotherapy (p < 0.05) or radiation therapy (p < 0.001) and who relapsed or developed a second malignant neoplasm (p < 0.001). Neuroblastoma and Wilms tumor survivors had a significantly lower risk of PTSD than did leukemia survivors (p < 0.05). Conclusions: While the majority of childhood cancer survivors did not demonstrate PTSD, a clinically significant number did meet diagnostic criteria. Prospective assessment of survivors with high risk demographic-, diagnosis-, and treatment-related characteristics should be considered as part of long-term health screening. No significant financial relationships to disclose.

scholarly journals Evaluation of posttraumatic stress disorder in childhood cancer survivors

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Elisa Kern de Castro ◽  
Maria Júlia Armiliato ◽  
Renata Klein Zancan ◽  
Lauro Jose Gregianin
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Childhood Cancer Survivors

scholarly journals Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Family Functioning in Adult Children Facing Parental Cancer: A Comparison Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo J. Teixeira ◽  
M. Graça Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Parental Cancer ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Cancer Group ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms ◽  
Family Balance

This study analyzed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and family functioning in a sample of adult children caregivers of cancer patients and in a group of adult children of nonchronically ill parents. Participants completed measures of family functioning and PTSD symptoms. The parental cancer group was subdivided into PTSD subgroups, and significant differences, on family functioning, were found. In the parental cancer group, the predictors of PTSD symptoms were being a woman and having an enmeshed or chaotic family functioning. Chaotic functioning mediated the relationship between family communication/satisfaction and PTSD symptoms, in the parental cancer group. Finally, there was a higher prevalence of PTSD symptoms in the parental cancer group, and participants with a probable PTSD diagnosis showed higher levels of family imbalance. This study shows that adult children facing parental cancer, who have a poorer family balance, may benefit from interventions that target family functioning.

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