ArticlePsycho-oncology2025
Parenting Concerns, Psychological Distress, and Relationship Adjustment Among Patients With Cancer and Their Partners: A Longitudinal Study.
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- Lived experiences of parenting-related distress in mothers with gynecological cancer: a descriptive phenomenological study.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Categorical characteristics of parenting concerns and their influencing factors in young and middle-aged breast cancer patients: a latent profile analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Implementing an electronic health record workflow to identify parents with cancer and implications for supportive oncology care.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Holding it together: a longitudinal study of psychological distress and associated factors in mothers with cancer.BMC psychology · 2026Observational
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objectiveStudies have found that cancer patients with dependent children exhibit high symptoms of anxiety, depression, and worry. Patients' parenting concerns can negatively impact their own and their family's adjustment to the cancer experience. However, relatively little is known about parenting concerns of partners of cancer patients, or associations between parenting concerns and couples' relationship adjustment. This longitudinal study investigated parenting concerns among both patients and partners, and their associations with psychological and relationship adjustment.
methodsOne hundred thirty-four patients with cancer and their partners (67 couples) completed the Parenting Concerns Questionnaire at baseline and measures of psychological distress, communication, and relationship adjustment at four time points (baseline, 4-, 8-, and 12-month follow up).
resultsBaseline parenting concerns did not differ by role, gender, cancer site or cancer stage (p > 0.05). Patients and partners who reported higher levels of parenting concerns at baseline reported significantly greater psychological distress and poorer communication concurrently and at each subsequent assessment. There were no significant associations between parenting concerns and relationship satisfaction either concurrently or over time.
conclusionsThese findings reinforce the need for a dyadic perspective to assessing both patients' and partners' parenting concerns and a focus on processes such as communication as an avenue for managing and processing parenting concerns.
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