Comparison of parent–child communication patterns and parental role satisfaction among mothers with and without breast cancer

The well-being of children impacted by a parent with cancer: an integrative review

“…Alternatively, one study concluded that gender had no effect on children [28]. Families affected by a parent's cancer faced changing of roles within the home [12,23,27,61,70] and disruption to the family unit [37,61,67]. Poor family functioning led to greater emotional and behavioral problems [22], poorer mental health, problematic adjustment [31], and more internalizing and externalizing problems [34,41].…”

Mothers with breast cancer: A mixed‐method systematic review on the impact on the parent‐child relationship

“…Most of the reviewed studies explored the experiences of mothers with minor children, although some concurrently included mothers with minor and adult children . However, six studies did not identify children's age (three did not report information about this issue, one noted only that mothers had dependent children, and two indicated that mothers had both dependent and adult children).…”

“…However, six studies did not identify children's age (three did not report information about this issue, one noted only that mothers had dependent children, and two indicated that mothers had both dependent and adult children). Overall, only two studies gathered and included children's perspectives as well as mothers' perspectives . The remaining studies limited their analyses to the mothers' perspectives about how their BC affected their families and themselves .…”

“…The remaining studies limited their analyses to the mothers' perspectives about how their BC affected their families and themselves . Regarding the cancer stage, six studies included women with early stage BC (I‐III), and four included women with advanced stage BC . Additionally, one study analysed women with primary BC, and three studies included women with nonrecurrent BC .…”

Modeling the dyadic effects of parenting, stress, and coping on parent–child communication in families tested for hereditary breast-ovarian cancer risk

“…Finally, this study relied on parents’ self-reported assessments and the primary measures (PAM, PAC) did not assess parenting and communication styles specifically related to genetic information per se. Nevertheless, both measures have been used in previous studies of family functioning in health, cancer, and disease aggregation contexts [49–53]. Future studies that incorporate data derived from direct observation, genetic family communication, and the perspectives of minor children themselves may improve our understanding of how parental factors contribute to a healthy family communication environment.…”