ArticleJournal of pediatric psychology2015
Family Rituals and Quality of Life in Children With Cancer and Their Parents: The Role of Family Cohesion and Hope.
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- A digital, coach-assisted intervention to address the psychosocial needs of young adult cancer survivors: Randomized controlled trial protocol and intervention adaptation process.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Article
- Family narratives of lives with persistent physical symptom conditions.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2021Article
- Hope level and associated factors among parents of retinoblastoma patients during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2021Article
- The Importance of the Setting during Sedation for Intrathecal Chemotherapy in Pediatric Oncology Care: A Case Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- The Association between Hope and Quality of Life among Adolescents with Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review.Child health nursing research · 2020Article
- Effects of stigma, hope and social support on quality of life among Chinese patients diagnosed with oral cancer: a cross-sectional study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2020Article
- Impact of a Make-A-Wish experience on healthcare utilization.Pediatric research · 2019Article
- Family Members Dealing With Childhood Cancer: A Study on the Role of Family Functioning and Cancer Appraisal.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Caring for a child with cancer: The experience of the "lone" parent, and why it matters.Psycho-oncology · 2018Article
- Parenting in the Context of Children's Chronic Pain: Balancing Care and Burden.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
- Parents' Romantic Attachment Predicts Family Ritual Meaning and Family Cohesion Among Parents and Their Children With Cancer.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2017Article
- Letting Kids Be Kids: A Quality Improvement Project to Deliver Supportive Care at Home After High-Dose Methotrexate in Pediatric Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology NursesArticle
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Abstract
objectiveFamily rituals are associated with adaptive functioning in pediatric illness, including quality of life (QoL). This article explores the role of family cohesion and hope as mediators of this association in children with cancer and their parents.
methodsPortuguese children with cancer (N = 389), on- and off-treatment, and one of their parents completed self-report measures. Structural equation modeling was used to examine direct and indirect links between family rituals and QoL.
resultsWhen children and parents reported higher levels of family rituals, they also reported more family cohesion and hope, which were linked to better QoL. At the dyadic level, children's QoL was related to parents' family rituals through the child's family cohesion. This model was valid across child's age-group, treatment status, and socioeconomic status.
conclusionsFamily rituals are important in promoting QoL in pediatric cancer via family cohesion and hope individually and via family cohesion in terms of parent-child interactions.
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