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Psychological Distress among Parents due to Their Children Having Cancer: A Systematic Review

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Nurhidayah, Ikeu, Dewi, Ratih Kusuma, Hidayati, Nur Oktavia, Poddar, Sandeep·2022·Kesmas: Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat Nasional
DOI 10.21109/kesmas.v17isp1.5938
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As a result of their children's cancer, parents are at risk of experiencing psychological distress. Parental stress will affect their roles in providing emotional support for their children. This systematic review aimed to identify the psychological distress of parents having children with cancer. EBSCO, PubMed, Science Direct, and Research Gate were applied to conduct electronic searches. The terms "parents," "children," "cancer," and "psychological distress" were combined using the Boolean expressions "OR" and "AND." The inclusion criteria were non-experimental studies published in English within the last 10 years (2010-2020). Risk of bias assessment was conducted for each included study using the Joanna Bridge Institute critical appraisal tools to build transparency of findings. A total of 12 articles were included in the study to determine the prevalence of psychological distress among parents and the symptoms and factors that influence it. The high category of parental distress reached 17.6%, while the very high category reached 5.8%. Thus, it needed more concern. Suicidal ideation, insomnia, and poor health were all connected to psychological distress, with the age of children and parents, the number of children, occupation, education level, depressive history, and time of diagnosis all being predictive factors.

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Nurhidayah, I., Dewi, R. K., Hidayati, N. O., & Poddar, S.
Affiliations
  • Padjadjaran University (ID)
  • Lincoln University College (MY)
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Venue
Kesmas: Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat Nasional
Publisher
Universitas Indonesia
Published
2022-08-19
Volume
17
Issue
sp1
ISSN
  • 1907-7505 (ISSN-L)
  • 2460-0601
DOI
10.21109/kesmas.v17isp1.5938
OpenAlex
W4292549044
Cited by
4
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1
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2
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0.19
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journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
Kesmas National Public Health Journal (publishedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Universitas Padjadjaran
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Family Support in Illness
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
Keywords
parental psychological distress, childhood cancer, parents of children with cancer, suicidal ideation, insomnia, risk factors for distress, prevalence of psychological distress, emotional support for children

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