Serious illness in childhood: the different threats of cancer and diabetes from a parent perspective

The Journal of Pediatrics
Krister K BomanUlf Samuelsson

Abstract

To compare the incidence of disease-related distress symptoms in parents of children with cancer and diabetes. A total of 675 parents of patients with cancer, patients with diabetes, and control subjects were assessed for 11 distress symptom clusters. Patient and control parent mean differences were tested by 2-tailed t tests; illness groups were compared by means of analysis of variance. Distress variations as a function of time since diagnosis were examined by regression analysis. The distress levels of patient parents exceeded those of control parents for global distress ( P <.0001) and for most symptom subcategories. Distress levels of parents of patients with cancer (CP) significantly exceeded those of parents of patients with diabetes (DP) in anxiety ( P <.0001), physical and psychologic distress ( P <.0001), depression ( P <.005), and loneliness ( P <.05). Levels in DP matched those of CP in uncertainty, loss of control/the patient, self-esteem, disease-related fear, and sleep disturbances. Distress levels were lower in CP most distant in time from diagnosis, whereas DP showed a reversed trend. Parental distress patterns in childhood illness depend on illness type and time passed since diagnosis. Symptom profiles verify ...Continue Reading

References

Jan 1, 1990·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines·C Eiser
Nov 1, 1988·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines·S B Johnson
Jan 1, 1987·Social Science & Medicine·B FifeG Groom
Mar 1, 1986·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines·J E Van Dongen-Melman, J A Sanders-Woudstra
Oct 1, 1995·Journal of Pediatric Psychology·J E Van Dongen-MelmanF C Verhulst
Jul 1, 1994·Diabetic Medicine : a Journal of the British Diabetic Association·H ParkerN T Raymond
Jun 1, 1993·Journal of Pediatric Psychology·L M DahlquistJ K Vaughan
May 1, 1996·Archives of Disease in Childhood·R VinerP Trudinger
Oct 1, 1995·Diabetes Care·C L HansonO G Kolterman
Mar 1, 1996·Psychosomatics·D PelcovitzV Vinciguerra
Aug 8, 1998·Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry·M G SawyerM Rice
Aug 8, 1998·Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry·A E KazakA T Meadows
Dec 22, 1999·Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry·J E Hoekstra-WeebersE C Klip
Mar 1, 2000·Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology·R B LeviE D Kodish
Nov 9, 2000·Medical and Pediatric Oncology·J D DockertyD C Skegg
Mar 15, 2001·Lancet·M Dixon-WoodsD Heney
Oct 18, 2002·Social Science & Medicine·Bridget YoungDavid Heney
Mar 1, 2003·Journal of Pediatric Nursing·S Sullivan-BolyaiM Grey

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Apr 25, 2006·Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer·Inger SkolinOlle Hernell
Aug 7, 2012·Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer·Jordana K McLooneRichard J Cohn
Feb 6, 2013·Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer·Eygló GudmundsdóttirKrister K Boman
Sep 15, 2006·Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation·Lutz Goldbeck
Apr 25, 2012·Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation·Ming-Horng TsaiYu-Shu Huang
Jul 28, 2012·Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation·Angie Mae RoddaySusan K Parsons
Nov 22, 2005·Acta Paediatrica·Anna-Lena BirkelandBruno Hägglöf
Jun 23, 2012·BMC Pediatrics·Ingrid Bergh, Maria Björk
Jun 5, 2012·Journal of Pediatric Health Care : Official Publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners·Verna L Hendricks-FergusonJoan E Haase
Sep 29, 2009·Journal of Pediatric Nursing·Maria BjörkInger Hallström
Oct 3, 2007·Journal of Advanced Nursing·Anne Wennick, Inger Hallström
Sep 13, 2008·Nursing & Health Sciences·Yun-Shan Tseng, M Terese Verklan
May 16, 2012·Japan Journal of Nursing Science : JJNS·Nurcan ÖzyazicioğluPınar Vural
Jul 16, 2010·Journal of Advanced Nursing·Ekhlas Al-Gamal, Tony Long
Nov 17, 2009·Acta Paediatrica·C LindströmA L Norberg
Sep 24, 2015·Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences·Caisa LindströmAnnika Lindahl Norberg
Jun 2, 2009·Pain·Tonya M Palermo, Christopher Eccleston
Nov 26, 2008·Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology·Anne F KlassenLillian Sung
Aug 5, 2005·Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing : Official Journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses·Maria BjörkInger Hallström
Feb 9, 2017·Journal of Pediatric Psychology·Lauren SzulczewskiAhna L H Pai
Nov 8, 2008·Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology·Emma HovénKrister K Boman
Aug 27, 2005·Acta Oncologica·Annika Lindahl NorbergKrister K Boman
Apr 4, 2017·Journal of Pediatric Psychology·Marco GemmitiPetra L Klumb
Aug 1, 2020·Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer·Sanyukta K JanardanNina S Kadan-Lottick
Apr 6, 2021·Internet Interventions : the Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health·Päivi LappalainenRaimo Lappalainen

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved