Psychological Adjustment of Mothers of Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease: The Role of Stress, Coping Methods, and Family Functioning

Thompson, Robert J.; Gil, Karen M.; Burbach, Daniel J.; Keith, Barbara R.; Kinney, Thomas R.

doi:10.1093/jpepsy/18.5.549

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“…These correlates are not surprising, since passive coping is related to the concept of 'learned helplessness' and active coping to feelings of control over events [53]. The findings in the present study agree with those of other investigations of parents of children with cancer [53,54] and other life-threatening diseases [55,56].…”

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Emotional functioning of parents of children with cancer: the first five years of continuous remission after the end of treatment

2007

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Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate parental emotional functioning during the first five years of continuous remission after the end of their child's treatment and to identify predictors of parental emotional functioning.Methods: Psychological distress and situation-specific emotional reactions were assessed in 122 mothers and 109 fathers from 130 families. Longitudinal mixed model analyses were performed to investigate to what extent generic and disease-related coping, family functioning and social support were predictive of parental emotional functioning over time.Results: Initial elevated levels of distress, disease-related feelings of uncertainty and helplessness returned to normal levels during the first two years after the end of treatment. Being more optimistic about the further course of the child's disease (predictive control) was correlated with lower psychological distress and less negative disease-related feelings, while more passive reaction patterns were correlated with higher psychological distress and more negative disease-related feelings.Conclusions: Although in general the parents of children with successfully treated cancer showed adequate emotional resilience, support for these parents should not stop when treatment ends. Parents in need of help can be identified on the basis of their coping abilities.

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Emotional functioning of parents of children with cancer: the first five years of continuous remission after the end of treatment

2007

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“…In addition to its association with stress, other studies have found strong associations between pain and psychological symptoms. These studies suggest that higher pain levels are correlated with considerable increases anxiety levels (Barakat et al, 2008), depression (Lewandowski, Palermo, & Peterson, 2006), internalizing symptoms (Thompson, Gil, Burbach, Keith, & Kinney, 1993) and fatigue (Gold, Mahrer, Yee, & Palermo, 2009). Data provided in the literature and in the present study reinforce the fact that pain could induce stress and discomfort in children.…”

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confidence: 86%

Pain and Distress in Inpatient Children According to Child and Mother Perceptions

Matsuda-Castro

Linhares

2014

Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)

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The present study aimed to examine the associations between pain experiences in children with respect to self-perceptions and mother perceptions and stress indicators. The study sample included 30 hospitalized children of 6-12 years of age and the children’s mothers. The Faces Scale-Revised, Child Stress Scale, and Inventory of Stress Symptoms for Adults instruments were used. A data analysis is performed via descriptive statistics and correlation analyses. The results showed that higher pain intensities in children was associated with higher stress, psychological and psychophysiological reactions in children. Higher pain intensities in children also increase mothers’ perceptions of pain in children. Seventy percent of the mothers studied in the sample presented clinical indicators of stress. Psychological support during child hospitalization should address the management of pain and stress in children and stress in mothers.

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“…Studies have shown that the rate of poor maternal adjustment ranges from 28 to 40% of mothers (Thompson, Gil, Burbach, Keith, & Kinney, 1993a;Thompson, Gustafson, et al, 1999). Maternal adjustment may be important because it has been related to the adjustment of children with SCD.…”

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Applying the Transactional Stress and Coping Model to Sickle Cell Disorder and Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: Identifying Psychosocial Variables Related to Adjustment and Intervention

Hocking

Lochman

2005

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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This review paper examines the literature on psychosocial factors associated with adjustment to sickle cell disease and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in children through the framework of the transactional stress and coping (TSC) model. The transactional stress and coping model views adaptation to a childhood chronic illness as mediated by several psychosocial factors. This review examines the utility of the model in explaining adjustment in two different childhood diseases, identifies needed research and intervention targets, as well as highlights potential changes to the model. The major conclusions of this review suggest that, in addition to child-specific factors, family functioning is an area that interventions should address in sickle cell disease and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

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Psychological Adjustment of Mothers of Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease: The Role of Stress, Coping Methods, and Family Functioning

Cited by 118 publications

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Emotional functioning of parents of children with cancer: the first five years of continuous remission after the end of treatment

Emotional functioning of parents of children with cancer: the first five years of continuous remission after the end of treatment

Pain and Distress in Inpatient Children According to Child and Mother Perceptions

Applying the Transactional Stress and Coping Model to Sickle Cell Disorder and Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: Identifying Psychosocial Variables Related to Adjustment and Intervention

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