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Stress-mediated quality of life outcomes in parents of childhood cancer and brain tumor survivors: a case–control study

verfasst von: Whitney P. Witt, Kristin Litzelman, Lauren E. Wisk, Hilary A. Spear, Kris Catrine, Nataliya Levin, Carissa A. Gottlieb

Erschienen in: Quality of Life Research | Ausgabe 7/2010

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Abstract

Purpose

To determine if caring for a child with cancer or a brain tumor affects parental health and mental health and if and to what extent stress mediates the relationship between case status and parental quality of life.

Methods

In person interviewer-assisted surveys were administered to 74 case dyads (children diagnosed with cancer or a brain tumor and their parents) and 129 control dyads (children without health problems and their parents from a community sample) to assess health-related quality of life and perceived levels of stress.

Results

Parents of children with cancer or a brain tumor had significantly worse health-related quality of life, including worse overall mental health. Overall physical health was no different between cases and controls. Staged multivariate analysis revealed that worse health-related quality of life is completely mediated by perceived stress in these parents.

Conclusions

The experience of caring for a child with cancer is not in itself related to poor quality of life, but is related to an increased level of stress that may adversely impact parental mental health and quality of life.

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Titel: Stress-mediated quality of life outcomes in parents of childhood cancer and brain tumor survivors: a case–control study
verfasst von: Whitney P. Witt
Kristin Litzelman
Lauren E. Wisk
Hilary A. Spear
Kris Catrine
Nataliya Levin
Carissa A. Gottlieb
Publikationsdatum: 01.09.2010
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Quality of Life Research / Ausgabe 7/2010
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-010-9666-9

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