癌症患童父母身心反應之長期追蹤研究

Translated title of the contribution: Longitudinal Assessment of Psychological Response in Parents of Children with Cancer

蔣宜倩, 葉昭幸, 張碧真

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Abstract

This longitudinal study was to examine gender differences in parental psychological distress with their child at the time of diagnosed as cancer (baseline assessment) and at 6-month follow up. The data from the 30 parent-couples who served as subjects for this study were selected from a larger data set of surveys from parents whose children were receiving treatment of follow-up care for cancer. This study findings shown that both father and mother perceived more psychological distress (for example, anxiety, depression and total distress) at the time of cancer diagnosed than 6-month follow-up. Gender-based difference of psychological distress were also found. For example, mothers perceived more anxiety than father after cancer diagnosed, while mothers perceived more depression and total distress than father at 6-month follow-up. Findings suggest that, in order to improve quality of care, health care professionals need to provide a thorough psychiatric consultation at the time of diagnosis for children who have cancer and their parents.
Translated title of the contributionLongitudinal Assessment of Psychological Response in Parents of Children with Cancer
Original languageChinese (Traditional)
Pages (from-to)1-15
Number of pages15
Journal腫瘤護理雜誌
Volume3
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 2003

Keywords

  • psychological distress
  • parental response
  • children with cancer

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