Mental health among young adult survivors of childhood cancer and their siblings including posttraumatic growth

Abstract

To empower CCSs, they should be evaluated periodically regarding PTSS and PTG and should be provided appropriate care and feedback. The fact that the mental health status of young adult SIBs was similar to CONTs at 15 years after their siblings' diagnoses may help reassure parents who worry about mental health among the siblings of an affected child during and after his/her treatment.

Living an Everyday Life Through a Child’s Cancer Trajectory

“…Buchbinder et al (2011a) described siblings of CCS as being generally psychologically healthy. Their results are in accordance with Kamibeppu et al, (2010) who concluded that there was no significant difference in siblings with a matched control group regarding depression, anxiety and posttraumatic stress symptoms (Kamibeppu et al, 2010).…”

“…Siblings in our study seemed to feel relatively well and showed no signs of being psychological unhealthy. Buchbinder et al (2011a) showed that siblings of CCS are generally psychologically healthy; their results are in accordance with Kamibeppu et al (2010) who found no significant differences regarding depression, anxiety and posttraumatic stress symptoms between the siblings and a comparison group. Björk et al (2009) found that during treatment siblings received knowledge from their parents and the sibling supporter, which made them confident about the future.…”

Posttraumatic Growth in Parents and Pediatric Patients

“…We identified 17 studies examining PTG in parents of children with pediatric disease 5,[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41] (see Table 1), 7 studies that demonstrated PTG or benefit finding in children with pediatric disease [42][43][44][45][46][47][48] (see Table 2), and 2 that included both parents and pediatric patients. 49,50 We summarize the findings from these studies in the nine components of our conceptual model of SPI-PTG: (1) the nature and subjective experience of the traumatic event, (2) trauma and the disruption of a personal worldview, (3) PTG as rebuilding or reshaping this worldview, (4) elements of SPI-PTG, (5) cognitive processing underlying SPI-PTG, (6) affective processing underlying SPI-PTG, (7) posttraumatic afterevents, (8) individual characteristics affecting SPI-PTG, and (9) social support affecting SPI-PTG (see Fig.…”

“…Of the studies we analyzed in the pediatric population that used the PTGI, few could distinguish between the five domains (i.e., appreciation, interpersonal relationships, personal strength, new possibilities, and religious or spiritual growth); of those that did, each domain showed prominence in at least one article and none of the five domains was identified in every article. 5,[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][37][38][39]42,46 The adult PTG model includes spiritual change as one of the five subscales in the PTGI, because traumatic experiences are often credited with deepening of religiousness and spirituality. 16, 66 There has not been, however, sufficient evidence to distinguish the degree to which an individual's 'baseline' spirituality contributes specifically to the spiritual change domain of PTG as opposed to PTG broadly 67 or to demonstrate whether the language used to describe one's personal beliefs or experiences of spirituality or religion tends to inherently inflate the measures of PTG.…”

Depression and health-related quality of life after discharge and associated factors in childhood cancer patients in Japan

“…In fact, children are informed of their illness at the age of 15, on average, and in many instances younger children are not informed of the fact that they have cancer. Previous studies conducted in Japan on the same topic have reported on the mental health, anxiety, and adaptive process of children after discharge (12,13). The reality of outcomes has been determined, but relevant factors that will guide interventions and assistance have not been analyzed.…”