The Adolescent and Young Adult with Cancer: A Developmental Life Course Perspective

Docherty, Sharron L.; Kayle, Mariam; Maslow, Gary; Santacroce, Sheila Judge

doi:10.1016/j.soncn.2015.05.006

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“…Thus, they considered the presence of family and friends as a spiritual support [13]. Cancer and its treatment have a negative impact on adolescents' relationships with peers, because due to cancer treatment, changes are created in the body that can affect the adolescent's relationship with his friends [2]. In the study of Pehler, a number of adolescents were upset for not having a relationship with friends because of hospitalization.…”

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“…They also needed a relationship with the medical team and school [10]. For adolescents with cancer, family members can act as an important source of support that could affect the response to the treatment of cancer [2]. The need to communicate with the medical team and school staff is also considered very important.…”

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“…In the past decade, adolescents and youth with a cancer diagnosis and undergoing treatment have been faced with unique and difficult biological and psychosocial challenges and have been identified as a group in need of spiritual/religious care [2]. There is an international attention on addressing the unique needs of adolescents with cancer but there are few psychosocial interventions for them [1].…”

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“…Hope and spirituality are helpful in order to find meaning in the experience of cancer in these patients. Spirituality can be considered as a source of comfort and hope during this period [2,4]. Therefore, we should pay more attention to the needs of adolescents at the time of hospitalization.…”

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Spiritual/Religious Needs of Adolescents with Cancer

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Sadeghi

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Adolescents, when faced with cancer and hospitalization, experience different needs that can have a profound impact on the adolescent and their family. Spirituality and religion are helpful in order to find meaning in the experience of cancer. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the spiritual/religious needs of adolescents with cancer in Iran. This study was an exploratory qualitative research. Adolescents with cancer, their families and nurses working in cancer unit formed the participants. The study environment was the cancer unit and the study population was adolescents with cancer in Kerman, Iran. Purposeful sampling and, semi-structured interviews with 14 adolescents with cancer and their families and six nurses were performed individually. To analyze the data, qualitative content analysis was used. From the data analysis four main themes emerged: the need for a relationship with God; the need for a relationship with the self; the need for a relationship with others; and the need for a relationship with the environment and nature. The results of this study provided a new vision in meeting the spiritual/religious needs of adolescents with cancer. According our result, adolescents with cancer, in addition to their developmental stage, need to face the other needs that can come along with the needs of this age period. Regarding these needs, it is helpful to find purpose and meaning in the experience of suffering and pain, and it can prevent spiritual distress.

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confidence: 99%

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“…Niski poziom neurotyzmu, wysoki poziom ekstrawersji i sumienności, łagodne usposobienie, dyspozycyjny optymizm, wysokie nasilenie poczucia własnej wartości i skuteczności, poczucie koherencji oraz prężność są szczególnie ważne w procesie radzenia sobie i umożliwiają adaptację w sytuacji trudnej, także w sytuacji choroby nowotworowej [32][33][34][35].…”

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Personal resources and selected aspects of psychological functioning of ill oncological youths

Grzankowska¹,

Ślesińska-Sowińska²

2016

psy

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StreszczenieWstęp: Choroba nowotworowa spełnia kryteria sytuacji kryzysowej. W okresie dorastania stanowi czynnik ryzyka dezorganizacji zachowania i pojawienia się nieprawidłowości w funkcjonowaniu, gdyż może przekraczać wydolność podmiotowych mechanizmów przystosowawczych jednostki. Istotne jest zidentyfikowanie zasobów, które mogą mieć ochronne znaczenie dla funkcjonowania i rozwoju młodzieży w sytuacji choroby nowotworowej, a szczególnie strategii radzenia sobie oraz prężności w dostosowywaniu się. Celem badań było ustalenie, czy istnieje związek między zasobami osobistymi młodzieży z chorobami nowotworowymi, czyli prężnością i wykorzystaniem strategii radzenia sobie ze stresem, a wybranymi aspektami jej psychologicznego funkcjonowania przy pośredniczącym wpływie wieku, płci i czasu trwania choroby. Materiał i metody: W badaniach wzięło udział 60 adolescentów -30 osób leczonych onkologicznie i 30 osób zdrowych, w tym po 15 dziewcząt i 15 chłopców w wieku od 12 do 17 lat w obu grupach (M = 13,43 roku, SD = 1,88). Badania przeprowadzono przy użyciu Skali Pomiaru Prężności (SPP-18), Kwestionariusza "Jak Sobie Radzisz?" (JSR) oraz Testu Rysunku Rodziny L. Cormana. Wyniki i wnioski: Młodzież leczona onkologicznie ma mniejsze poczucie humoru i mniejszą otwartość na nowe doświadczenia, a większe kompetencje osobiste i tolerancję negatywnego afektu, które stanowią podwymiary konstruktu prężności. Młodzież chora bardziej intensywnie korzysta ze wszystkich strategii radzenia sobie w porównaniu z młodzieżą zdrową, ale jest też istotnie bardziej skłonna do stosowania mechanizmu regresji. Prężność jest słabo powiązana ze specyfiką psychologicznego funkcjonowania młodzieży z chorobami nowotworowymi, natomiast wykorzystanie strategii radzenia sobie ma duże znaczenie. Choroba nowotworowa stanowi źródło znacznych obciążeń młodego człowieka, ale służy kształceniu kompetencji zaradczych. Abstract

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Quality of life among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer in Canada: A Young Adults With Cancer in Their Prime (YACPRIME) study

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Chalifour²,

Eaton³

et al. 2020

Cancer

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BACKGROUND:The quality of life (QoL) among survivors of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer may be compromised compared with that in the general population. In this study, the authors: 1) assessed for differences in QoL among a national study of AYA cancer survivors compared with the Canadian population and 2) explored the factors associated with poorer QoL in AYA cancer survivors. METHODS: For the current research, data from the Young Adults With Cancer in Their Prime study were used. QoL was measured using physical and mental component scores from a 12-item short-form health status measure. A comparison group was derived from the Canadian Community Health Survey. RESULTS: AYAs (n = 195; 17.8% male; mean ± SD: 35.62 ± 6.89 years on study, 6.48 ± 5.73 years from treatment) were compared with a comparison sample (n = 665; 21.2% male). Among survivors, 31.8% reported poor physical health, and 49.7% reported poor mental health. Compared with the general population, AYAs had significantly lower physical health (F[1,818]

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The Adolescent and Young Adult with Cancer: A Developmental Life Course Perspective

Cited by 90 publications

References 69 publications

Spiritual/Religious Needs of Adolescents with Cancer

Spiritual/Religious Needs of Adolescents with Cancer

Personal resources and selected aspects of psychological functioning of ill oncological youths

Quality of life among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer in Canada: A Young Adults With Cancer in Their Prime (YACPRIME) study

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