Parent and Adolescent Adjustment to Pediatric Cancer: Associations with Coping, Social Support, and Family Function

2003 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter C. Trask ◽  
Amber G. Paterson ◽  
Christine L. Trask ◽  
Cristina B. Bares ◽  
JoAnn Birt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Pediatric Cancer ◽  
Adolescent Adjustment ◽  
Family Function

scholarly journals Students Tendency Toward Illicit Drug Use: The Role of Perceived Social Support and Family Function in Iran

2016 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Omid Massah ◽  
Manuchehr Azkhosh ◽  
Yousof Azami ◽  
Ali Akbar Goodiny ◽  
Younes Doostian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Illicit Drug Use ◽  
Family Function

scholarly journals Family function fully mediates the relationship between social support and perinatal depression in rural Southwest China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yilin Huang ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
Danping Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Perinatal Depression ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Family Function ◽  
Modifiable Factors ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background: Perinatal depression is the most common complication of gestation and childbearing affecting women and their families, and good social support and family function are considered the protective and modifiable factors. This study aimed to investigate the depression status and explore inter-relationships between social support and perinatal depression considering the influence of family function in rural areas of Southwest China.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. The following instruments were used: the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale, the APGAR Family Care Index Scale, and the Social Support Rate Scale. A structural equation modelling was used to test the hypothesis relationships among the variables. Results: A total of 490 rural antenatal (N=249) and postpartum(N=241) women (age: 28.17± 5.12) participated. We found that the prevalence of depression symptoms was 10.4%. Path analysis showed that family function had a direct negative correlation with depression (β =-0.251, 95%CI: -0.382 to -0.118). Social support had a direct positive correlation with family function (β =0.293, 95%CI: 0.147 to 0.434) and had an indirect negative correlation with depression (β =-0.074, 95%CI: -0.139 to -0.032), family function fully mediated the relationship between social support and depression. Conclusions: Findings of this study highlight that family function should be considered as the key target for interventions aiming to lower the prevalence of perinatal depression. Family members interventions are critical to reduce depression among antenatal and postpartum women.

scholarly journals Family function fully mediates the relationship between social support and depression among antenatal and postpartum women in rural Southwest China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yilin Huang ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
Danping Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Postpartum Women ◽  
Family Function ◽  
Modifiable Factors ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background: Antenatal and postpartum depression is the most common complication of gestation and childbearing affecting women and their families, and good social support and family function are considered the protective and modifiable factors. This study aimed to investigate the depression status and to clarify the interrelationships between social support and depression considering the influence of family function among antenatal and postpartum women in rural areas of Southwest China.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. Data were collected from a total of 490 rural antenatal (N=249) and postpartum(N=241) women (age: 28.17± 5.12). A structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the hypothesized relationships among the variables. The following instruments were used: the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS), the APGAR Family Care Index Scale, and the Social Support Rate Scale (SSRS).Results: We found that the prevalence of depression was 10.4%. Path analysis showed that family function had a direct negative correlation with depression (β =-0.251, 95%CI: (-0.382)– (-0.118)). Social support had a direct positive correlation with family function (β =0.293, 95%CI: (0.147– 0.434)) and had an indirect negative correlation with depression (β =-0.074, 95%CI: (-0.139)– (-0.032)), family function fully mediated the relationship between social support and depression. Conclusions: Findings of this study highlight that family function should be considered as the key target for interventions aiming to lower the prevalence of antenatal and postpartum depression. Family members interventions are critical to reduce depression among antenatal and postpartum women.

Parenting and Familial Social Support, War Exposure, and Post-War Adolescent Adjustment

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Allen ◽  
Laadan Gharagozloo ◽  
Christopher Layne ◽  
Charles Benight
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Adolescent Adjustment ◽  
Post War

scholarly journals Psychological Distress and the Impact of Social Support on Fathers and Mothers of Pediatric Cancer Patients: Long-Term Prospective Results

2005 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 785-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Wijnberg-Williams ◽  
Willem A. Kamps ◽  
Ed C. Klip ◽  
Josette E. H. M. Hoekstra-Weebers
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Pediatric Cancer ◽  
Pediatric Cancer Patients ◽  
The Impact

Coping With Pediatric Cancer

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 344-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aimee K. Hildenbrand ◽  
Kathleen J. Clawson ◽  
Melissa A. Alderfer ◽  
Meghan L. Marsac
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Pediatric Cancer ◽  
Cognitive Restructuring ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Parental Assistance ◽  
Approach Coping ◽  
Pediatric Cancer Patients ◽  
Child Coping

Pediatric cancer patients and their families face significant physical, emotional, and psychosocial challenges. Few studies have investigated how children manage these challenges and how parents may help in the process. This qualitative study aimed to explore common cancer-related stressors for children and to examine child coping and parental assistance in coping with these stressors during treatment. Fifteen children undergoing cancer treatment and their parents participated in semistructured interviews. Four themes emerged capturing cancer-related stressors: cancer treatment/side effects, distressing emotions, disruption in daily routines, and social challenges. Six themes emerged regarding child coping strategies that were classified within an approach/avoidance coping framework. Approach coping strategies included the following: cognitive restructuring, relaxation, practical strategies, seeking social support, and emotional expression. Distraction was the only avoidant coping strategy. Parents tended to encourage approach coping strategies (eg, cognitive restructuring, social support). Within families, few coping strategies were reported (child: M = 1.47, SD = 0.99; parent: M = 3.33, SD = 1.18), suggesting that early family-based interventions teaching coping techniques for cancer-related stressors may be beneficial.

2205Caregivers with persistent depressive symptoms are at high risk of having poor health status over 1 year of caregiving

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M L Chung ◽  
S J Lee ◽  
D K Moser ◽  
R B King
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Poor Health Status ◽  
Post Discharge ◽  
Family Function ◽  
Interpersonal Support

Abstract Background Depressive symptoms are a substantial psychological problem in caregivers of stroke survivors, but there is limited knowledge about the trajectory of depressive symptoms and the consequence in longitudinal study. The purposes of this study were to (1) identify patterns for trajectory of depressive symptoms in caregivers who provided caregiving for stroke survivors for 1 year post-discharge, and (2) examine associations of depressive symptom trajectories with caregivers' burden, family function, social support, and health status over time. Methods In this secondary analysis of a longitudinal study, caregivers of stroke survivors completed a survey at post-discharge and 1 year follow up. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale (CES-D). Caregiving burden, family function, and social support were assessed using the Zarit Burden Interview, the Family Assessment Device, and the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List. Health status was assessed using two items from the SF-36. Pattern of depressive symptom trajectory (i.e., symptom-free, symptom improved, symptom developed, and persistent symptom) were identified by the presence of depressive symptoms (CES-D ≥16) at post-discharge and 1 year follow up. ANOVA, and multinomial logistic regression were used. Results Of the 102 caregivers (mean age=58 years, 66% female), 32.4% experienced depressive symptoms at post-discharge; 30.4% experienced depressive symptoms at 1-year follow up. During the first year of the caregiving experience, 57.8% of caregivers were symptom-free but 20.6% experienced persistent depressive symptoms; 11.8% had improved depressive symptoms, and 9.8% developed depressive symptoms. Caregivers with persistent depressive symptoms reported the highest level of burden (p<0.001), and the lowest levels of family function (p=0.02) and interpersonal support (p=0.0001) among the 4 groups at post-discharge and the results were unchanged at 1 year follow up. Furthermore, 33% of caregivers with persistent depressive symptoms reported their health as fair or poor at 1 year follow up and 42% of them reported their health became worse at 1 year follow up. Caregivers who developed depressive symptoms had the 2nd lowest score of interpersonal support (p=0.047) at 1 year follow up. Compared to symptom-free caregivers, caregivers with persistent depressive symptoms were 7 times more likely to have fair or poor health at 1 year follow up (95% CI, 1.55–32.87, p=0.012). Conclusions Trajectory of depressive symptoms was associated with caregiving burden, family function, and interpersonal support. The persistence of depressive symptoms is substantial for caregivers of stroke survivors and they are at high risk to have poor health status at 1 year of caregiving. Management of depressive symptoms at the early caregiving stage may be beneficial to prevent the development and persistence of depressive symptoms in caregivers of stroke survivors. Acknowledgement/Funding National Institute for Nursing Research R01NR02416

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