Attachment orientations and psychological adjustment of parents of children with cancer: A matched-group comparison

Cusinato, Maria; Calvo, Vincenzo; Bisogno, Gianni; Viscardi, Elisabetta; Pillon, Marta; Opocher, Enrico; Basso, Giuseppe; Montanaro, Maria

doi:10.1080/07347332.2017.1335365

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“…Parents would focus all attention on children with cancer during the management process, decreasing social relationships with friends and relatives. In accordance with Cusinato et al [30], parents caring for children with cancer experienced disruption in family functions due to routine changes, leading to a decline in quality of life. Family function was found to have a significant relationship with quality of life, as parents not experiencing family dysfunction reported a better quality of life.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 69%

Factors Influencing Quality of Life of Parents with Children Affected by Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Study at Childhood Cancer International Foundation, Jakarta

Trisya,

Tjhay,

Hasan

et al. 2023

Indonesian Journal of Cancer

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Background: The diagnosis and management of chronic diseases, such as Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), are significant for the quality of life of parents. In addition, several factors contribute to the quality of life of parents whose children battle ALL, including characteristics, duration of childcare, mental health, and family functioning. Therefore, this study aims to identify factors influencing the quality of life of parents whose children have ALL at the Childhood Cancer International Foundation in Jakarta. Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 109 parents at the Childhood Cancer International Foundation as respondents. The assessment tools used included a Characteristics questionnaire, Self-Rating Questionnaire-20, APGAR Questionnaire, and WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. Additionally, collected data were subjected to univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis. Results: Among the 109 respondents with an average age of 38 years and mean childcare duration of 28 months, 66.1% were females, 100% believed in God, 73.4% had partners, 47.7% possessed higher education, 83.5% earned below the regional minimum wage, 66.1% experienced mental health problems, and 11.9% had family dysfunction. Bivariate analysis showed a significant relationship between gender, mental health, and quality of life (p<0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that marital status, education, economic status, and family functioning significantly correlated with quality of life. Conclusions: In conclusion, gender, marital status, education, economic status, mental health, and family functioning were found to exert a significant influence on the quality of life of parents raising children with ALL.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 69%

Factors Influencing Quality of Life of Parents with Children Affected by Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Study at Childhood Cancer International Foundation, Jakarta

Trisya,

Tjhay,

Hasan

et al. 2023

Indonesian Journal of Cancer

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“…These may include family members’ age, personality of the adolescent, birth order, the relationship they had with the deceased parent and the living parent, how long the parent was ill, social support, participants’ attachment styles, and family’s meaning making regarding the illness. Research indicates that attachment styles are associated with characteristic strategies for coping with death (Cusinato et al, 2017; Pistole, 1996; Wayment & Vierthaler, 2002). Future research might look at the relationship between attachment style and adolescents’ experience with parental terminal illness.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adolescent Experience With Parental Cancer and Involvement With Medical Professionals: A Heuristic Phenomenological Inquiry

Kazlauskaite

Fife

2021

Journal of Adolescent Research

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Experiencing the death of a loved one can be a difficult occurrence. Adolescents, in particular, experience death in a unique way. Yet there is relatively little research on adolescents’ experience with parental death and their involvement in the medical setting during a parent’s terminal illness. This qualitative study utilized heuristic inquiry, a type of phenomenological research, to investigate adolescents’ involvement in the hospital setting during parental terminal illness. Qualitative analysis of participants’ experiences resulted in two primary categories associated with adolescents’ involvement with medical professionals during parental illness: factors influencing hospital involvement and experience with health care professionals. The findings have implications for medical and mental health professionals who work with adolescent family members of terminally ill patients.

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“…Distress among family caregivers often peaks at diagnosis, and has garnered greater attention in the research literature over the past decade. 3 With improved survival outcomes, efforts to optimize quality of life (QOL), including neurocognitive, behavioral, and psychosocial outcomes, take on increased importance.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For many children, treatment includes intensive regimens that disrupt typical psychosocial development and challenge the family system in unique ways. Distress among family caregivers often peaks at diagnosis, and has garnered greater attention in the research literature over the past decade 3 . With improved survival outcomes, efforts to optimize quality of life (QOL), including neurocognitive, behavioral, and psychosocial outcomes, take on increased importance.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Children's Oncology Group's 2023 blueprint for research: Behavioral science

Embry

Bingen

Conklin

et al. 2023

Pediatric Blood & Cancer

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As survival rates for childhood cancer have improved, there has been increasing focus on identifying and addressing adverse impacts of cancer and its treatment on children and their families during treatment and into survivorship. The Behavioral Science Committee (BSC) of the Children's Oncology Group (COG), comprised of psychologists, neuropsychologists, social workers, nurses, physicians, and clinical research associates, aims to improve the lives of children with cancer and their families through research and dissemination of empirically supported knowledge. Key achievements of the BSC include enhanced interprofessional collaboration through integration of liaisons into other key committees within COG, successful measurement of critical neurocognitive outcomes through standardized neurocognitive assessment strategies, contributions to evidence‐based guidelines, and optimization of patient‐reported outcome measurement. The collection of neurocognitive and behavioral data continues to be an essential function of the BSC, in the context of therapeutic trials that are modifying treatments to maximize event‐free survival, minimize adverse outcomes, and optimize quality of life. In addition, through hypothesis‐driven research and multidisciplinary collaborations, the BSC will also begin to prioritize initiatives to expand the systematic collection of predictive factors (e.g., social determinants of health) and psychosocial outcomes, with overarching goals of addressing health inequities in cancer care and outcomes, and promoting evidence‐based interventions to improve outcomes for all children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer.

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Attachment orientations and psychological adjustment of parents of children with cancer: A matched-group comparison

Abstract: It is important for health-care personnel to take into account these parents' propensity to show increased levels of avoidant attachment during children's treatment to foster effective communication and supportive relationships between clinicians, pediatric patients, and parents.

Cited by 8 publications

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Factors Influencing Quality of Life of Parents with Children Affected by Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Study at Childhood Cancer International Foundation, Jakarta

Factors Influencing Quality of Life of Parents with Children Affected by Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Study at Childhood Cancer International Foundation, Jakarta

Adolescent Experience With Parental Cancer and Involvement With Medical Professionals: A Heuristic Phenomenological Inquiry

Children's Oncology Group's 2023 blueprint for research: Behavioral science

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