Posttraumatic growth among children and adolescents: A systematic review

Meyerson, David A.; Grant, Kathryn E.; Carter, Jocelyn Smith; Kilmer, Ryan P.

doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2011.06.003

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“…Whereas benefit finding among children and adolescents is starting to have a significant presence in the study of well-being in serious diseases of childhood (for review, see Meyerson et al, 2011), other dimensions of well-being have received little research attention. There are several constructs that are particularly relevant in life-threatening diseases research: positive affect (Pressman and Cohen, 2005), satisfaction with life (Diener, Emmons, Larsen & Griffin, 1985), dispositional optimism (Carver and Scheier, 2001), eudaimonic well-being (Ryff, Singer, & Love, 2004), personal strengths (Peterson & Seligman, 2004) or beliefs in a just world (Park, Edmondson, Fenster, & Blank, 2008).…”

Section: Benefit Finding and Well-being In Children With Life Threatementioning

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Benefit finding and well-being in children with life threatening illnesses: An integrative study

2013

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Objective. We examined whether benefit finding (BF) in children with a life-threatening illness (such as cancer or organ transplantation) would be related to a wide range of positive and negative measures of psychological functioning and some medical variables. Methods. A sample of children with a life threatening illness (N=67, ages 7-18 years) completed the Benefit Finding Scale for Children (BFSC) and other positive and negative measures of psychological functioning. Results. Children exposed to a moderate severity of their disease had the strongest levels of BF. While BF was positively associated with different dimensions of well-being, it was generally not related to distress with some exceptions in the health-related quality of life domain. Conclusion. Our results showed that BF reflects a positive outcome in its own right and not just a mere reduction of distress. Yet, there are some health-related domains of quality of life that should be considered in therapeutic intervention to facilitate BF. Key words: benefit finding, childhood cancer, optimism, positive affect, personal strenghts. ResumenObjetivo. Examinamos en qué medida la percepción de beneficios o benefit finding (BF) en niños con una enfermedad amenazante para la vida (como el cáncer o el trasplante de órganos) estaría relacionado con un rango de medidas positivas y negativas de funcionamiento psicológico así como con algunas variables médicas. Método. Una muestra de niños con una enfermedad amenazante para la vida (N=67, edad entre 7 y 18 años) completaron la Escala de Percepción de Beneficios para Niños (Benefit Finding Scale for Children, BFSC) y otras medidas positivas y negativas de funcionamiento psicológico. Resultados. Los niños expuestos a una enfermedad de gravedad moderada mostraron niveles más altos de BF. BF se asoció positivamente a diferentes dimensiones de bienestar. Sin embargo, no se encontró relación con medidas de malestar, a excepción de algunos dominios de calidad de vida relacionados con la enfermedad. Conclusión. Estos resultados mostraron que el BF refleja un resultado positivo en sí mismo y no una mera reducción de malestar. A pesar de eso, deben considerarse algunos dominios de calidad de vida relacionados con la salud a la hora de realizar intervenciones terapéuticas para facilitar la percepción de beneficios. Palabras clave: percepción de beneficios, cáncer infantil, optimismo, afecto positivo, fortalezas personales.

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Benefit finding and well-being in children with life threatening illnesses: An integrative study

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“…These changes come in many forms, but tend to fall into a few main categories: changed self-perceptions, a different perspective on one's relationships, a changed philosophy of life, and a deepening of one's spiritual and existential being . Changed self-perceptions include an increased sense of survival, strength, and endurance; altered views concerning one's relationships including deeper compassion and empathy, greater appreciation of one's real friends, and an understanding of whom one can rely on; a new worldview as exemplified in modified values and priorities; and proliferation of one's spiritual life providing a broader view of one's existence (Meyerson et al, 2011).…”

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“…One could argue that any bereavement creates a struggle of sorts, even if the death was not traumatic. As Meyerson et al (2011) state, the event is "shattering their assumptions about the world and forcing a reconfiguration of an individual's goals, beliefs, and…worldview" (p. 950). It is the struggle that creates PTG (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1995).…”

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Adding Trauma-Informed Care at a Bereavement Camp to Facilitate Posttraumatic Growth: A Controlled Outcome Study

McClatchey

Raven

2017

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“…Trauma is the final cause of mortality and disability in 1-14 years children [5]. Trauma leads to more mortality and disability relative to all children diseases [6]. Trauma emergencies of children are the main cause of permanent morbidity and mortality in this age group [7].…”

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The Study of Success rate of CPR in 0-14 years Trauma Children who admitted to the Emergency of Khatam-Alanbia Hospital Zahedan, Iran 2016

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2017

IJCRR

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Abstract:Trauma emergencies of children are the main causes of permanent morbidity and mortality in this age group. CPR is a set of measures that is done to restore life after clinical death. The purpose of present research is to determine the success rate of CPR and its effective factors in trauma children who admitted to the emergency of Khatam-Alanbia hospital in Zahedan, 2016. This cross sectional study was conducted on all trauma children who suffered cardiac arrest during their hospitalization in the emergency of the hospital and underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Relevant information was extracted from medical records and designed and used resuscitation forms in the hospital and its relation with the success of resuscitation was studied. Information was analyzed by central and dispersion indices and statistical tests of chi-square and Ttest. We studied 28 trauma children with mean age of 10.12 ± 3.42. The most common type of events that led to trauma in children was traffic accidents(35%) which followed by burns(25%). The highest number of individuals who were resuscitated was in 1-10 years age group with 35%(P<0.005). There was not a meaningful different between males and females in terms of success rate(P> 0.005). Obtained results showed that the presence of resuscitation team in the hospital and using it as soon as possible is the most important factor in the increases of resuscitation efficiency. Also immediate attention to trauma children who have not suffered cardio respiratory arrest is very important to increase the rate of resuscitation.

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Posttraumatic growth among children and adolescents: A systematic review

Cited by 296 publications

References 71 publications

Benefit finding and well-being in children with life threatening illnesses: An integrative study

Benefit finding and well-being in children with life threatening illnesses: An integrative study

Adding Trauma-Informed Care at a Bereavement Camp to Facilitate Posttraumatic Growth: A Controlled Outcome Study

The Study of Success rate of CPR in 0-14 years Trauma Children who admitted to the Emergency of Khatam-Alanbia Hospital Zahedan, Iran 2016

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