The effects of the CLIMB® program on psychobehavioral functioning and emotion regulation in children with a parent or caregiver with cancer: A pilot study

Shallcross, Amanda J.; Visvanathan, Pallavi D.; McCauley, Rochelle; Clay, Alex; Dernoot, Peter R van

doi:10.1080/07347332.2016.1191577

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“…Children's groups involved overnight programmes or camps, groups for teenagers, general support groups, mentoring programs, workshops, and so on. A specific children's programme that focuses on education, emotions, and communication to support psych‐behavioural well‐being, Children's Lives Include Moments of Bravery (CLIMB) was run by several organisations (n = 6). Another service adapted this programme and renamed it, Teen‐Climb , for children 12 years and older.…”

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“…Improvements in children's emotional and behavioural functioning result from interventions that incorporate child‐only group activities, as they are a safe place for communication and coping . A number of services offered a children's support programme that has undergone evaluation (ie, CLIMB), but only 2 of these specified it was facilitated by registered health professionals. Conversely, another 5 services had programme facilitators or volunteers for the programme's delivery.…”

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“…Notably, at the time of scoping the websites, CanTeen Australia was the only service to offer such supportive data . Since scoping the websites, Wonders & Worries have published data regarding the evaluation of their services, and the CLIMB programme has undergone evaluation …”

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An investigation of support services available by Internet searching to families impacted by a parent's cancer

2017

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Objective: Throughout a parent's cancer diagnosis and treatment, families are likely to turn to the Internet to find social, emotional, and informational support services. It is important that professionals understand the content and availability of support discoverable through Web searches. This study identified and described Web-based information regarding support services offered to families when a parent has cancer.Methods: Predefined key search terms were searched across 2 public Web browsers for a period of 3 months. Web-based information of support services (n = 25) was abstracted, and their key criteria examined.Results: Of services offering face-to-face support (n = 22), more were founded by persons impacted by cancer (n = 10) (patients, parents, and offspring) than professionals (n = 4). Services

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An investigation of support services available by Internet searching to families impacted by a parent's cancer

2017

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“…Some research studies have described that adolescents who are facing parental cancer can experience more psychosocial difficulties, internalizing problems, psychological issues, and posttraumatic stress compared with the general population . Other studies also report anxiety, depression, and reduced self‐esteem . A systematic review on the somatic symptoms in adolescents who had a parent with cancer found that they can experience somatic complaints such as eating problems, pain, sleeping difficulties, and bedwetting.…”

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confidence: 99%

An exploration of resilience in adolescents facing maternal cancer

Rodríguez

2019

Cancer Reports

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Background: Research findings on the impact of parental cancer on adolescents are inconsistent, some studies identifying negative psychosocial impact but others identifying positive impact; however, there is not enough understanding on the underlying factors that may lead to differences in outcomes. Research has found that resilience has a role in adolescents' adaptation to maternal cancer; however, the nature of this requires further exploration.Aims: This analysis will help understand resilience in adolescents that experience maternal cancer by exploring the nature of resilience and the individual, family, and environmental risk and protective factors that determine resilience in adolescent lived experiences of maternal cancer that enable positive outcomes.Methods: This study is part of a larger investigation focused on understanding adolescent adjustment to maternal cancer and the psychosocial factors that promote adjustment. Original adolescent interview transcripts (n = 15) were subject to a secondary thematic analysis. Results: The analysis yielded four themes: the first theme, The Journey of Maternal Cancer, describes adolescent experiences of maternal cancer over time; the second theme is a detailed description of adolescent Protective Factors and how these supported the adolescents; the third theme describes the Risk Factors that adolescents faced; and the fourth theme summarizes the Positive Outcomes that adolescents self-identified. Conclusion: This study found resilience as dynamic, as it changes over time. These changes are a result of the course of maternal illness and its treatment over time.Adolescents can adapt to change, but this capacity is shaped by protective factors and risk factors as well as challenges that are unique to having a mother diagnosed with cancer. Most adolescents managed to navigate successfully and identified positive outcomes from a difficult and life-changing experience. The study suggests the need to provide long-term supports for adolescents and carry out longitudinal research to further understand the trajectories of resilience in adolescents who experience maternal cancer.

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“…Some children and adolescents who experience cancer in their parents can suffer from significant maladjustment, posttraumatic stress, depression, and anxiety and may be at a greater risk of emotional and behavioural problems . Adolescents can be affected by changes in daily routine due to physical unavailability of their parent to carry out normal activities such as driving them to school and extracurricular activities.…”

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Selective sharing: The impact of patterns of communication in young people experiencing maternal cancer

Rodríguez

2018

Cancer Reports

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Background: Adolescents that experience parental cancer can have significant difficulties and may be at a greater risk of emotional and behavioural problems; however, some studies have found that this experience can also be empowering and can promote positive growth. Open communication specifically has been associated with coping and less psychological distress in adolescents experiencing parental cancer.Aims: The aim of this study is to identify communication patterns in adolescents that faced maternal cancer to provide recommendations for practice on how best to support adolescents at this challenging time.Methods: Adolescents (n = 15) completed semistructured interviews with the main researcher to explore their experiences at the time of maternal cancer. Specifically, this study is a qualitative secondary thematic analysis. Results: The term "selective sharing" was coined to characterise adolescent communication patterns, as they selected who they wished to talk to and how much information about maternal illness they shared. Barriers for adolescent open communication included perceived unavailability of their mothers to talk, fear, geographical separation from their families, previous family communication patterns, and the time since maternal diagnosis. Benefits of open communication included access to affection, support and information, as well as validation of their emotions and improved coping. Adolescents also provided recommendations to peers and practitioners based on their own experiences. Conclusions: Adolescent communication patterns need to be evaluated as this can impact on their ability to cope with maternal cancer diagnosis. Practitioners can facilitate and encourage open communication, including both factual information about cancer and the emotions and thoughts adhered to this experience for adolescents, mothers, friends, and their families to support them at this challenging time.

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The effects of the CLIMB® program on psychobehavioral functioning and emotion regulation in children with a parent or caregiver with cancer: A pilot study

Cited by 17 publications

References 18 publications

An investigation of support services available by Internet searching to families impacted by a parent's cancer

An investigation of support services available by Internet searching to families impacted by a parent's cancer

An exploration of resilience in adolescents facing maternal cancer

Selective sharing: The impact of patterns of communication in young people experiencing maternal cancer

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