Does ethnicity constitute a risk factor in the psychological distress of adolescents with cancer?

Zeltzer, Lonnie K.; LeBaron, Samuel

doi:10.1016/s0197-0070(85)80096-6

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“…These variables need to be formally assessed, although the lack of rating differences in such discrepant groups of children (i.e., high SES, White, and healthy vs. low SES, Hispanic, and ill) suggests that these demographic variables probably play a less salient role than age. Similarly, Zeltzer and LeBaron (1985)found that ethnicity was not a significant variable in their studies of children with cancer. In the present study, respondents were not identified by gender.…”

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Can children understand and use a rating scale to quantify somatic symptoms? Assessment of nausea and vomiting as a model.

Zeltzer¹,

LeBaron²,

Richie³

et al. 1988

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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To learn whether children can use a rating scale to quantify somatic symptoms, 161 healthy children and 64 children with cancer were asked to rate nausea, vomiting, and bother in a series of vignettes with gradations of symptoms. The children's ratings were then compared with ratings made by 62 adults. The smallest variance in ratings was found in the adolescents and older children, and the variance increased with decreasing age. No significance differences were found between ratings of healthy children, children with cancer, and adults. For pairs of vignettes indicating the same time periods, vomiting was consistently rated as occurring for a longer duration and producing more bother than nausea. These findings indicate that children can use rating scales to quantify descriptions of somatic symptoms. The findings also suggest that highly distressing symptoms may be perceived as occurring for a longer duration than less bothersome symptoms.Can children understand and use a rating scale to quantify somatic sensations? This question is particularly germaine to behavioral and pharmacologic investigators who are studying symptom amelioration. Most investigators agree that the best way to assess children's symptoms is with a combination of observational data and patient self-reports (

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Can children understand and use a rating scale to quantify somatic symptoms? Assessment of nausea and vomiting as a model.

Zeltzer¹,

LeBaron²,

Richie³

et al. 1988

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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“…Few cultural differences have been found in responses to pain. For example, Zeltzer and LeBaron (1985) found no differences in anxiety, self esteem, locus of control and impact of illness between Hispanic and Anglo adolescents with cancer. They noted that Hispanic patients in one clinic were very reluctant to accept behavioral interventions for distress, perhaps because of the cultural milieu and other factors in that clinic.…”

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Annotation: Aspects of Pain in Children and Adolescents

McGrath

1995

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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“…It is possible, for example, that family-oriented programs, as compared with the more common individual and support group interventions, may be especially beneficial for some patients. Additionally, as Zeltzer and LeBaron (1985) noted, the medical staff's attitudes toward ethnic differences may be important in determining whether patients with cancer accept psychosocial interventions.…”

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Ethnicity and cancer outcomes: Behavioral and psychosocial considerations.

Meyerowitz

Richardson²,

Hudson³

et al. 1998

Psychological Bulletin

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Cancer has been the subject of thousands of behavioral and psychosocial studies. The literature has focused largely on non-Hispanic Whites, despite the fact that cancer outcomes vary by ethnicity. This article provides a review of those studies that do consider the relations between ethnicity and cancer-related adherence behaviors, survival, and quality of life. The authors propose a mediational framework that links ethnicity and cancer outcomes through socioeconomic status, knowledge and attitudes, and access to medical care. They use this framework to organize the literature and to develop recommendations for future research.

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Does ethnicity constitute a risk factor in the psychological distress of adolescents with cancer?

Cited by 13 publications

References 17 publications

Can children understand and use a rating scale to quantify somatic symptoms? Assessment of nausea and vomiting as a model.

Can children understand and use a rating scale to quantify somatic symptoms? Assessment of nausea and vomiting as a model.

Annotation: Aspects of Pain in Children and Adolescents

Ethnicity and cancer outcomes: Behavioral and psychosocial considerations.

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