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ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2020

Health-related quality of life and well-being in parents of infants and toddlers with cancer.

J M Morhun, N M Racine, G M T Guilcher, L M Tomfohr-Madsen, F S M Schulte

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Article in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

J M MorhunDepartment of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
N M RacineDepartment of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
G M T GuilcherHematology, Oncology, Transplant Program, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB.
L M Tomfohr-MadsenDepartment of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
F S M SchulteHematology, Oncology, Transplant Program, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB.
University of Calgary · CAAlberta Children's Hospital · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The unique psychosocial needs of parents and caregivers of young children with cancer are poorly understood. The aims of the present study were to examine health-related quality of life (hrqol), stress, and psychological distress in parents of young children (0-4 years) diagnosed with cancer; and the associations between parent psychosocial functioning and child treatment characteristics. Methods: Parents ( Results: Parents reported clinically elevated parenting stress (5.9%), posttraumatic stress symptoms (18.2%), and psychological distress (21.9%). Compared with population norms, parents reported lower hrqol in the vitality ( Conclusions: A subset of parents of young children on active cancer treatment experience clinically elevated psychosocial symptoms. Having poor social connections put parents at risk of perceiving their health more poorly in general. Supports that focus on preventing the emergence of clinically significant distress should focus on parents of young children with cancer who are most at risk of poor outcomes.

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AdultCaregiversChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleNeoplasmsParentsQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adulthealth-related quality of lifeinfantsparentsPediatric cancerpsychological distressstress

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PMID32489270
PMCPMC7253729
OpenAlexW3029889365

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