Stress-mediated quality of life outcomes in parents of childhood cancer and brain tumor survivors: a case-control study
Purpose To determine if caring for a child with cancer or a brain tumor affects parental health and mental health and if and to what extent stress mediates the relationship between case status and parental quality of life. Methods In person interviewer-assisted surveys were administered to 74 case d...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Quality of Life Research. - Springer Science + Business Media. - 19(2010), 7, Seite 995-1005 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2010
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Quality of Life Research |
| Schlagworte: | Behavioral sciences Health sciences Social sciences Biological sciences Economics Political science |
| Zusammenfassung: | Purpose To determine if caring for a child with cancer or a brain tumor affects parental health and mental health and if and to what extent stress mediates the relationship between case status and parental quality of life. Methods In person interviewer-assisted surveys were administered to 74 case dyads (childrendiagnosed with cancer or a brain tumor and their parents) and 129 control dyads (children without health problems and their parents from a community sample) to assess health-related quality of life and perceived levels of stress. Results Parents of children with cancer or a brain tumor had significantly worse health-relatedquality of life, including worse overall mental health. Overall physical health was no different between cases and controls. Staged multivariate analysis revealed that worse health-related quality of life is completely mediated by perceived stress in these parents. Conclusions The experience of caring for a child with cancer is not in itself related to poor quality oflife, but is related to an increased level of stress that may adversely impact parental mental health and quality of life. |
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| ISSN: | 15732649 |