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Problem-solving skills training for mothers of children with newly diagnosed cancer: a randomized trial.

SAHLER, OLLE JANE Z., VARNI, JAMES W., FAIRCLOUGH, DIANE L., BUTLER, ROBERT W., NOLL, ROBERT B., DOLGIN, MICHAEL J., PHIPPS, SEAN, COPELAND, DONNA R., KATZ, ERNEST R., MULHERN, RAYMOND K.·2002·Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
DOI 10.1097/00004703-200204000-00003
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Mothers of children with serious illnesses have lower levels of well-being than mothers in the general population. Problem-solving therapy (PST), a cognitive-behavioral intervention, has been shown to be effective in treating negative affectivity (depression, anxiety) and other manifestations of reduced well-being. This report describes a problem-solving skills training (PSST) intervention, based on problem-solving therapy, for mothers of newly diagnosed pediatric cancer patients. Ninety-two mothers were randomly assigned to receive PSST or to receive standard psychosocial care (Control Group). After the 8-week intervention, mothers in the PSST Group had significantly enhanced problem-solving skills and significantly decreased negative affectivity compared with controls. Analysis revealed that changes in self-reports of problem-solving behaviors accounted for 40% of the difference in mood scores between the two groups. Interestingly, PSST had the greatest impact on improving constructive problem solving, whereas improvement in mood was most influenced by decreases in dysfunctional problem solving. The implications of these findings for refinement of the PSST intervention and for extension to other groups of children with serious illnesses are discussed.

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Authors
SAHLER, O. J. Z., VARNI, J. W., FAIRCLOUGH, D. L., BUTLER, R. W., NOLL, R. B., DOLGIN, M. J., PHIPPS, S., COPELAND, D. R., KATZ, E. R., & MULHERN, R. K.
Affiliations
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2002-04
Volume
23
Issue
2
Pages
77-86
ISSN
0196-206X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1097/00004703-200204000-00003
OpenAlex
W2047213772
Cited by
205
References
56
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 15
FWCI
27.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (R25CA065520, R25 CA65520)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Problem Solving Skills Development
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family Support in Illness
Keywords
problem-solving training, problem-solving therapy, mothers of children with cancer, childhood cancer, parental well-being, negative affectivity, depression, anxiety, constructive problem solving, mood, psychosocial interventions
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Affective Symptoms, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Models, Psychological, Mother-Child Relations, Mothers, Neoplasms, Patient Education as Topic, Problem Solving, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome

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