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Factors affecting caregiver burden among parents of children with cancer: A path analysis.
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- Psychological resilience and anticipatory grief in the parents of children with cancer: The mediating role of pain catastrophizing and the moderating role of family resilience.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2026Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Children with Acute Leukaemia and Central Nervous System Tumours: Current Evidence and Future Directions.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Parents' Experiences and Clinicians' Perceptions of Managing Cancer Pain in Young Children at Home.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Understanding the caregiver experience: a cross-sectional study of caregiver burden among those caring for chronically ill children in Jordan.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- The effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on parental stress in parents of special children: a meta-analysis.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Review
- Perceived Needs of Parents Caring for Children With Cancer in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of nursing management · 2025Article
- Hope level of primary caregivers of children with epilepsy: current status and influencing factors.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Factors affecting caregiver burden among parents of children with cancer: A path analysis.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Article
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Abstract
aimsTo investigate the relationships between parental resilience, illness perception and pain catastrophizing as factors affecting caregiver burden among parents of children with cancer, based on the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping.
backgroundParents, as the primary caregivers of children with cancer, often face universal challenges. These include adverse health impacts, work, financial disruptions, strained social and family relationships, and the need for specialised support and intervention.
designA cross-sectional design using path analysis.
methodsThe STROBE guidelines for cross-sectional studies were followed. An online questionnaire was distributed through Facebook pages operated by various organisations that support parents of children with cancer, such as 'The Israel Cancer Association', 'Giving Hope' and 'Hayim Association' from October 2021 to February 2022. The participants completed a questionnaire about demographic and child-related characteristics, resilience, illness perception, pain catastrophizing, social support and caregiver burden. Associations between the variables were explored using Pearson's correlations and path analyses.
resultsThe study included 67 parents of children with cancer with an average age of 41.79 (SD = 6.31). The majority were mothers (n = 54, 80.6%) with a steady partner (n = 62, 92.5%). The level of caregiver burden was M (SD) = 25.00 (7.15) out of 48 possible, indicating a high burden level. Illness perception was directly positively associated with caregiver burden (β = .280, p = .017) and pain catastrophizing (β = .340, p < .01), and directly negatively with resilience (β = -.318, p < .01). Illness perception and pain catastrophizing serially mediated the relationship between resilience and caregiver burden among parents of children with cancer (β = -.190, p = .001).
conclusionsThis study found that both illness perception and pain catastrophizing serially mediated the relationship between personal resilience and caregiver burden. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: To ease caregiver burden for parents of children with cancer, programmes should address their psychological and emotional needs, including managing perceptions of illness and coping with pain-related distress.
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