A Portrait of Self-Reported Health and Distress in Parents Whose Child Died of Cancer.
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| Title: | A Portrait of Self-Reported Health and Distress in Parents Whose Child Died of Cancer. |
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| Authors: | Dumont, Émilie1,2, Bourque, Claude Julie2,3, Duval, Michel2,3, Payot, Antoine2,3, Sultan, Serge1,2,3 serge.sultan@umontreal.ca |
| Source: | Omega: Journal of Death & Dying. Sep2022, Vol. 85 Issue 4, p958-973. 16p. 1 Diagram, 4 Charts. |
| Subject Terms: | *Self-evaluation, *Quality of life, Psychology of parents, Multiple regression analysis, Health status indicators, Tumors in children, Descriptive statistics, Death, Psychological distress, Bereavement |
| Abstract: | Grieving a child following cancer is a substantially difficult task. The objectives of this research were: 1) to describe current quality of life (QoL), psychological distress and symptoms of grief of bereaved parents, and 2) to explore the role of possible contributors of QoL and psychological distress. Forty-six parents (32 mothers) of children who died of cancer were surveyed on their QoL, distress, and complicated grief. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression. Parents had a high frequency of grieving symptoms (58%). Mothers reported more retrospective grief symptoms than fathers when describing the year after child death. Current lower mental well-being was associated with experiencing higher retrospective grief symptoms, a shorter period since child death, and being a father. Hence, parents experienced disturbances even long after child death. Mothers and fathers may present specificities that should be considered when developing supportive activities for this vulnerable population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Grieving a child following cancer is a substantially difficult task. The objectives of this research were: 1) to describe current quality of life (QoL), psychological distress and symptoms of grief of bereaved parents, and 2) to explore the role of possible contributors of QoL and psychological distress. Forty-six parents (32 mothers) of children who died of cancer were surveyed on their QoL, distress, and complicated grief. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression. Parents had a high frequency of grieving symptoms (58%). Mothers reported more retrospective grief symptoms than fathers when describing the year after child death. Current lower mental well-being was associated with experiencing higher retrospective grief symptoms, a shorter period since child death, and being a father. Hence, parents experienced disturbances even long after child death. Mothers and fathers may present specificities that should be considered when developing supportive activities for this vulnerable population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00302228 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0030222820959943 |
