Functioning of Family System in Pediatric Oncology During Treatment Phase

Perricone, Giovanna; Polizzi, Concetta; Morales, Maria Regina; Marino, S.; Scacco, Cinzia Favara

doi:10.3109/08880018.2012.695439

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“…Therefore, according to other studies in the field, 8,39-42 social support may be considered as one of the primary moderator (buffers) and mediator between a stressful condition and psychological well-being. The more supported a mother is by other important figures such as relatives, friends and hospital professionals, the more confidently she will be able to guide a child who has to face and manage his or her own disease.…”

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“…Hence, the social support aimed at mothers is also an external protection factor for the child’s adjustment process. 8 …”

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“…The operators involved, such as physicians, nurses, psychologists, hospital social workers, etc., should never minimize the importance of an effective communication channel with parents that may help them understand the critical events and offer support to meet their needs. 8,10,45 Therefore, improved effective practices of integration and synergybased support between the cure and care, rather than separation and delegation, should be provided in settings in which pediatric patients with oncological and chronic pathologies are cared for. 46 …”

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“…10,12 Actually, most of the literature in this field has focused on coping strategies and adjustment outcomes of the parents of the sick child or adolescent. 1,4,8,10,13-16 …”

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Maternal Coping Strategies in Response to a Child’s Chronic and Oncological Disease: A Cross-Cultural Study in Italy and Portugal

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A child’s oncological or chronic disease is a stressful situation for parents. This stress may make it difficult for appropriate management strategies aimed at promoting the child’s wellbeing and helping him or her cope with a disease to be adopted. In particular, this study focuses on the possible connections between the variable national cultural influences and the parental strategies used to cope with a child’s severe disease by comparing the experiences of Italian and Portuguese mothers. The study investigates differences and cross-cultural elements among the coping strategies used by Italian and Portuguese mothers of children with oncological or chronic disease. Two groups of mothers took part: 59 Italian mothers (average age 37.7 years; SD=4.5) and 36 Portuguese mothers (average age 39.3 years; SD=4.6). The tool used was the Italian and the Portuguese versions of the COPE inventory that measures five coping strategies: Social Support, Avoidance Coping, Positive Aptitude, Religious Faith and Humor, Active Coping. There were statistically significant differences between Portuguese and Italian mothers regarding Social Support (F(3, 94)=6.32, P=0.014, ɳ2=0.065), Religious Faith and Humor (F(3, 94)=20.06, P=0.001, ɳ2=0.18, higher values for Portuguese mothers) and Avoidance Coping (F(3, 94)=3.30, P=0.06, ɳ2=0.035, higher values for Italian mothers). Regarding child’s disease, the only statistically significant difference was in Religious Faith and Humor (F(3, 94)=7.49, P=0.007, ɳ2=0.076, higher values for mothers of children with chronic disease). The findings of specific cultural transversalities provide the basis for reflection on important factors emerging on the relationship between physicians and parents. In fact, mothers’ coping abilities may allow health workers involved in a child’s care not only to understand how parents face a distressful event, but also to provide them with professional support.

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“…Hence, the social support aimed at mothers is also an external protection factor for the child’s adjustment process. 8 …”

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“…10,12 Actually, most of the literature in this field has focused on coping strategies and adjustment outcomes of the parents of the sick child or adolescent. 1,4,8,10,13-16 …”

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“…This dimension of parental functioning is relevant since it is a perception that strongly defines the quality of children's care and reveals the capability of facing difficulties arisen from the children's disease. 36,24,20 The reading model used in this study defines parentalness as active during a specific development period of the child, completing the sense of generativity with its functions. 36,37 The three reference factors of maternal competence are:…”

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Self-Representation of Children Suffering from Congenital Heart Disease and Maternal Competence

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Child development may be subject to forms of motor, physical, cognitive and self-representation impairments when complex congenital heart disease (CHD) occurs. In some cases, inadequacy of both self-representation as well as the family system are displayed. It seems to be important to search the likely internal and external resources of the CHD child, and the possible connections among such resources, which may help him/her to manage his/her own risk condition. The research project inquires the possible resources related to the self-representation and self-esteem levels of the CHD child, and those related to maternal self-perception as competent mothers. A group of 25 children (mean age = 10.2; SD=1.8) suffering from specific forms of CHD, and a group made up of their relative mothers (mean age = 38.2; SD=5) were studied. The tools used were the Human Figure Drawing, to investigate child body-related self-representation; the TMA scale (Self-esteem Multidimensional Test), to investigate the child's self-esteem; and the Q-sort questionnaire, to assess how mothers perceived their maternal competence. Data concerning the likely correlations between the child's self-representation and the maternal role competence show [that] positive correlations between some indicators of maternal competence, specific aspects of CHD children's self-representation (mothers' emotional coping and children's self-image adequacy) and self-esteem (mothers' emotional scaffolding and children's self-esteem at an emotional level). By detecting the occurrence of specific correlations among resources of both child and mother, the study provides cardiologists with information that is useful for building a relationship with the families concerned, which would seem to enhance the quality of the process of the cure itself.

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The Family Stress Model in the Context of Pediatric Cancer: A Systematic Review

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2021

J Child Fam Stud

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Functioning of Family System in Pediatric Oncology During Treatment Phase

Abstract: The study focuses on parents' psychological implications caused by the treatment of their children suffering from tumor. It investigates some specific mothers' resource factors such as their strategies of coping and the perception of their own family functioning in terms of

Cited by 17 publications

References 27 publications

Maternal Coping Strategies in Response to a Child’s Chronic and Oncological Disease: A Cross-Cultural Study in Italy and Portugal

Maternal Coping Strategies in Response to a Child’s Chronic and Oncological Disease: A Cross-Cultural Study in Italy and Portugal

Self-Representation of Children Suffering from Congenital Heart Disease and Maternal Competence

The Family Stress Model in the Context of Pediatric Cancer: A Systematic Review

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