The Relationship Between Parental Catastrophizing About Child Pain and Distress in Response to Medical Procedures in the Context of Childhood Cancer Treatment: A Longitudinal Analysis

Caes, Line; Goubert, Liesbet; Devos, Patricia; Verlooy, Joris; Benoît, Yves; Vervoort, Tine

doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsu034

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“…This seemed to differentially impact the degree to which CCS and their parents appraised pain as threatening. This is in line with previous findings suggesting that parents are at higher risk than their children to experience poor psychosocial outcomes after cancer and that parents experiencing emotional distress are more likely to engage in maladaptive thoughts (eg, catastrophizing) and behaviors (eg, attending to pain) related to their child's pain . This is important given the known transactional relationship between parent pain behaviors and child pain‐related outcomes, which was evident in this study.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…These factors are consistent with theories that highlight the important role of cognitive and affective factors in pain perception . There is strong evidence to support that an individual's experiences of pain can be altered by variables such as their cognitions and affect, past pain experiences, social and family interactions, pain memories, and the threat level of pain . Given the nature of the disease and its treatment, cancer‐related pain may be associated with significant distress, feelings of uncertainty, and threatening thoughts of mortality .…”

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When “a headache is not just a headache”: A qualitative examination of parent and child experiences of pain after childhood cancer

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Objective: Today, more than 80% of children diagnosed with cancer are expected to survive. Despite the high prevalence of pain associated with the diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancer, there is a limited understanding of how having cancer shapes children's experience and meaning of pain after treatment has ended. This study addresses this gap by exploring childhood cancer survivors' (CCS') experiences of pain from their perspective and the perspective of their parents.Methods: Twenty semi-structured interviews were completed with CCS (50% female; mean age = 13.20 y, range = 8-17 y) and their parents (90% mothers). Data were analyzed using interpretive phenomenological analysis.Results: Analyses revealed three superordinate themes present in the data: (a) pain is a changed experience after childhood cancer; (b) new or ambiguous pains may be interpreted by CCS and parents as a threat of disease recurrence, late effects, or a secondary cancer; and (c) pain interpretation occurs within the broader context of how CCS and parents appraise their cancer experience. Parents generally appraised their child's cancer and pain as more threatening and were influential in guiding their child's interpretations. Conclusions:The cancer experience played an important role in shaping CCS' and their parents' experience and interpretation of pain in survivorship. This study provides novel data to inform the development and refinement of new and existing conceptual models of pain and symptom perception after cancer. The results also point to key areas for future investigation and clinical intervention to address the issue of pain in cancer survivorship. KEYWORDS cancer, cancer pain, childhood cancer survivors, interpretive phenomenological analysis, oncology, pediatric pain, qualitative research

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When “a headache is not just a headache”: A qualitative examination of parent and child experiences of pain after childhood cancer

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“…Supportive care strategies, such as pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches and combinations of both, have been used to help children effectively cope with repeated procedures (Flowers & Birnie, 2015; Hockenberry et al, 2011; Uman et al, 2013). In addition, attention has been paid to parent–child interactions during such procedures, with a conclusion that parent interaction behaviors during the child’s procedures can affect the child’s pain and distress levels (Blount et al, 1989; Caes, Goubert, et al, 2014; Caes, Vervoort, et al, 2014; Cline et al, 2006). Specifically, parent coping-promoting behaviors (e.g., humor) and commands to use specific coping strategies can reduce children’s pain and distress (Blount, Bunke, Cohen, & Forbes, 2001; Blount et al, 1989).…”

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“…Although the literature provides evidence regarding the importance of parent–child interactions during painful procedures (Blount et al, 1989; Caes, Goubert, et al, 2014; Caes, Vervoort, et al, 2014; Cline et al, 2006), most studies investigating parent–child interaction behaviors were cross-sectional rather than longitudinal. In addition, existing studies relied on correlational analyses rather than newer methods, such as time-window sequential analysis (Chorney, Tan, & Kain, 2013).…”

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Parents’ Verbal and Nonverbal Caring Behaviors and Child Distress During Cancer-Related Port Access Procedures: A Time-Window Sequential Analysis

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Harper²,

Penner³

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Purpose/Objectives: To study the relationship between parental verbal and nonverbal caring behaviors and child distress during cancer-related port access placement using correlational and time-window sequential analyses. Design: Longitudinal, observational design. Setting: Children’s Hospital of Michigan and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Sample: 43 child–parent dyads, each with two or three video recordings of the child undergoing cancer-related port placement. Methods: Two trained raters coded parent interaction behaviors and child distress using the Parent Caring Response Scoring System and Karmanos Child Coping and Distress Scale, respectively. Mixed modeling with generalized estimating equations examined the associations between parent interaction behaviors and parent distress, child distress, and child cooperation reported by multiple raters. Time-window sequential analyses were performed to investigate the temporal relationships in parent–child interactions within a five-second window. Main Research Variables: Parent caring behaviors, child distress, and child cooperation. Findings: Parent caring interaction behaviors were significantly correlated with parent distress, child distress, and child cooperation during repeated cancer port accessing. Sequential analyses showed that children were significantly less likely to display behavioral and verbal distress following parent caring behaviors than at any other time. If a child is already distressed, parent verbal and nonverbal caring behaviors can significantly reduce child behavioral and verbal distress. Conclusions: Parent caring behaviors, particularly the rarely studied nonverbal behaviors (e.g., eye contact, distance close to touch, supporting/allowing), can reduce the child’s distress during cancer port accessing procedures. Implications for Nursing: Studying parent–child interactions during painful cancer-related procedures can provide evidence to develop nursing interventions to support parents in caring for their child during painful procedures.

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“…Parents’ behaviour is increasingly being recognised as having a significant influence on their children's pain (Knafl, Leeman, Havill, Crandell, & Sandelowski, ). However, no single variable has been identified as predicting the impact of parents’ behaviours on their children's pain (Caes et al., ; Neece, Green, & Baker, ). Of note, some studies found no correlation between parent and child expressions of anxiety (Bearden, Feinstein, & Cohen, ; Horton & Riddell, ) but there is evidence that some pain behaviours are learned from caregivers (Goodman & McGrath, ).…”

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Mothers’ experiences of managing their child's pain before and during attendance at the emergency department

Edmonds

Twycross

2018

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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The Relationship Between Parental Catastrophizing About Child Pain and Distress in Response to Medical Procedures in the Context of Childhood Cancer Treatment: A Longitudinal Analysis

Abstract: These findings stress the importance of targeting child and parent distress as early as possible in treatment.

Cited by 35 publications

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When “a headache is not just a headache”: A qualitative examination of parent and child experiences of pain after childhood cancer

When “a headache is not just a headache”: A qualitative examination of parent and child experiences of pain after childhood cancer

Parents’ Verbal and Nonverbal Caring Behaviors and Child Distress During Cancer-Related Port Access Procedures: A Time-Window Sequential Analysis

Mothers’ experiences of managing their child's pain before and during attendance at the emergency department

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