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Patterns of posttraumatic stress symptoms in parents of childhood cancer survivors

Alderfer, Melissa A., Cnaan, Avital, Annunziato, Rachel A., Kazak, Anne E.·2005·Journal of Family Psychology

Abstract

Posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms have been reported in mothers and fathers of childhood cancer survivors; however, little is known about patterns of PTS in these families. Cluster analysis was applied to the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Reaction Index scores of 98 couples parenting adolescent childhood cancer survivors to describe patterns of PTS in families, yielding the following 5 clusters: Minimal PTS, Mothers Elevated, Disengaged, Fathers Elevated, and Elevated PTS. The clusters were validated using data from a structured psychiatric interview, an additional self-report measure of PTS, and an index of family functioning. These clinically meaningful patterns reveal that a majority of families had at least one parent with moderate to severe PTS, which supports development of family-based interventions for this population.

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Authors
Alderfer, M. A., Cnaan, A., Annunziato, R. A., & Kazak, A. E.
Affiliations
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
Venue
Journal of Family Psychology
Published
2005-09
Volume
19
Issue
3
Pages
430-440
ISSN
  • 0893-3200 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1293
OpenAlex
W2071671156
Cited by
64
References
52
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Family Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (CA-15488, R01CA063930, CA63930, R01CA088828, U10CA015488)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
Keywords
posttraumatic stress symptoms, childhood cancer survivors, parents of cancer survivors, mothers, fathers, couples, family functioning, family intervention, adolescent cancer survivors
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Child, Family, Family Relations, Female, Humans, Interview, Psychological, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Parents, Self Disclosure, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Reproducibility of Results, Cluster Analysis, Survivors

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