ArticlePalliative & supportive care2024
Factors associated with caregiver strain among mothers and fathers of children with advanced cancer.
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- A dyadic approach to understanding anxiety and child overall health in pediatric oncology: insights from an actor-partner interdependence model.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Psychological and Psychosocial Effects of Cancer on Young Patients and Survivors in Italy: A Mixed-Methods Study on the Challenges and Meaning-Making Factors.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Understanding the influence of social determinants of health on symptom reporting in pediatric cancer.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2025Article
- Treatment Access and Caregiver Experience in Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma: Results of an Online Survey.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo characterize caregiver experiences in the context of advanced pediatric cancer by identifying individual (i.e., demographic factors, stress) and family context factors (i.e., family roles, social support) associated with caregiver strain.
methodsFamilies of children (ages 5-25) with advanced cancer (i.e., physician-estimated prognosis < 60%, relapsed/refractory disease) were recruited from a large children's hospital. Mothers (
resultsParents reported moderate caregiver strain, cancer-specific stress, and general stress, and high social support and satisfaction with family roles. Fathers reported family roles were shared equally, whereas mothers reported either sharing roles or completing them independently. When accounting for income and partnership status, greater caregiver strain for mothers was associated with greater general stress, greater satisfaction with family roles, and lower social support. For fathers, greater caregiver strain was associated only with greater cancer-specific stress. SIGNIFICANCE OF
resultsIn the context of advanced pediatric cancer, fathers may experience caregiver strain as cancer-specific stress increases, whereas mothers' strain may depend on broader family and social factors. Psychosocial providers should address general and cancer-specific stress within families, and provide resources for enhancing mothers' social support. Additional research is needed with larger, more diverse samples to inform future intervention approaches.
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