The Cost of Cancer: The Association of Financial and Cancer-Related Stress on Maladaptive Coping Styles in Families with a Cancer Diagnosis

Johnson, Emily; Ross, D. Bruce

doi:10.1007/s10591-021-09595-5

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“…Being unable to work while taking care of the sick child also reduced family income and exacerbated parental stress 54. These findings confirm the increased vulnerability of low-income families with children undergoing cancer treatments55 and indicate a need to further decentralise cancer treatment centres to peripheral parts of Ethiopia to ensure equal access to care.…”

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Stress and coping strategies among parents of children with cancer at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital paediatric oncology unit, Ethiopia: a phenomenological study

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ObjectiveThis study explores sources of stress, conditions that help reduce stress levels and coping strategies among parents of children with cancer receiving chemotherapy at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital (TASH) in Ethiopia.DesignA qualitative phenomenological approach was used.SettingParents of children receiving chemotherapy at the TASH paediatric oncology unit.ParticipantsFifteen semistructured in-depth interviews were conducted with nine mothers and six fathers of children with cancer from November 2020 to January 2021.ResultsSources of stress related to child’s health condition as the severity of the child’s illness, fear of treatment side effects and loss of body parts were identified. Parents mentioned experiencing stress arising from limited access to health facilities, long waiting times, prolonged hospital stays, lack of chemotherapy drugs, and limited or inadequate information about their child’s disease condition and treatment. Other sources of stress were insufficient social support, stigmatisation of cancer and financial problems. Conditions decreasing parents’ stress included positive changes in the child’s health, receiving cancer treatment and access to drugs. Receiving counselling from healthcare providers, getting social support and knowing someone who had a positive treatment outcome also helped reduce stress. Coping strategies used by parents were religious practices including prayer, crying, accepting the child’s condition, denial and communication with health providers.ConclusionThe main causes of stress identified by parents of children with cancer in Ethiopia were the severity of their child’s illness, expectations of poor treatment outcomes, unavailability of cancer treatment services and lack of social/financial support. Measures that should be considered to reduce parents’ stress include providing psycho-oncological care for parents and improving the counselling available to parents concerning the nature of the child’s illness, its treatment, diagnostic procedures and treatment side effects. It may also be helpful to establish and strengthen family support groups and parent-to-parent communication, improve the availability of chemotherapy drugs and offer more education on coping strategies.

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Stress and coping strategies among parents of children with cancer at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital paediatric oncology unit, Ethiopia: a phenomenological study

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“…Caregivers tending to cancer patients have exhibited health problems that adversely affected their patients' health [17]. Families coping with one or more of their members having cancer, reported experiencing communication issues as well as rigidity during the pandemic [18].…”

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Psychological adverse effects of anxiety and stress in treating patients with cancer

Katafygioti¹,

Helmeyer²,

Katafygiotis³

2022

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“…Cancer patients can be easily estranged from their family or partners and suffer social isolation [42]. A growing nancial burden and length of cancer treatment may lead to tension and stress for cancer patients and their partners [43]. Cancer patients also have to manage changes in their physical appearance and body as well as cope with physical and emotional pain caused by the disease.…”

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Effects of worries about hospital treatments or follow-up appointments during COVID-19 pandemic on supportive care needs in cancer patients

Chang

Lin

2022

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Purpose With the basic characteristics of cancer patients as an independent variable and anxieties over hospital admission for medical treatment or follow-up appointments after the outbreak of COVID-19 as a moderator, this study explored how the two variables affected the supportive care needs of cancer patients. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 135 hospitalized patients in oncology wards were recruited from a teaching hospital in Taiwan from August 2021 to December 2021. Research tools used to complete our survey included general patient information sheets, patient characteristics, a survey on the impact of COVID-19, and the Supportive Care Needs Survey-short form. Results That 83 participants (61.5%) were worried about visiting hospitals for cancer treatment or follow-up appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Multiple regression results revealed that an interaction occurred depending on marital status when the health system and information needs of patients had an effect on their worries about visiting hospitals for cancer treatment or follow-up appointments (B = 4.45, p = .015). An interaction also occurred depending on marital status when the sexual needs of patients had an effect on their worries about hospital treatment or follow-up appointments (B = 11.95, p = .006). An interaction occurred depending on the stage of cancer when the physical and daily living needs of patients exerted an effect on their worries about going to hospital for cancer treatment or follow-up appointments (B = 7.80, p = .002). Conclusion The relationship between the basic characteristics and supportive care needs of patients can change owing to their worries about hospital treatments or follow-up appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Cost of Cancer: The Association of Financial and Cancer-Related Stress on Maladaptive Coping Styles in Families with a Cancer Diagnosis

Cited by 9 publications

References 38 publications

Stress and coping strategies among parents of children with cancer at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital paediatric oncology unit, Ethiopia: a phenomenological study

Stress and coping strategies among parents of children with cancer at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital paediatric oncology unit, Ethiopia: a phenomenological study

Psychological adverse effects of anxiety and stress in treating patients with cancer

Effects of worries about hospital treatments or follow-up appointments during COVID-19 pandemic on supportive care needs in cancer patients

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