Psychological Experiences of Parents of Pediatric Cancer Patients during and after COVID-19 Pandemic.
COVID-19
cancer
children
parent perception
quality of life
stress
Journal
Cancers
ISSN: 2072-6694
Titre abrégé: Cancers (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101526829
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
22 Feb 2024
22 Feb 2024
Historique:
received:
30
01
2024
revised:
19
02
2024
accepted:
20
02
2024
medline:
13
3
2024
pubmed:
13
3
2024
entrez:
13
3
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Family members dealing with the devastating impact of a cancer diagnosis are now facing even greater vulnerability due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside the already overwhelming trauma, they must also bear the distressing burden of the infection risks. The purpose of this study was to examine and explore the effects in parents of pediatric cancer patients two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to compare these data with the previous data. We conducted a single-center prospective observational study, enrolling 75 parents of 42 pediatric oncology patients. Four questionnaires (IES-R; PSS; STAI-Y and PedsQL) were given to the parents 2 years after the first evaluation. The bivariate matrix of correlation found a strong significant positive correlation between IES-R and PSS scores (r = 0.526, The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the levels of stress and anxiety of parents and the quality of life of patients, also correlating with the traumatic impact of the diagnosis.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Family members dealing with the devastating impact of a cancer diagnosis are now facing even greater vulnerability due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside the already overwhelming trauma, they must also bear the distressing burden of the infection risks. The purpose of this study was to examine and explore the effects in parents of pediatric cancer patients two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to compare these data with the previous data.
METHODS
METHODS
We conducted a single-center prospective observational study, enrolling 75 parents of 42 pediatric oncology patients. Four questionnaires (IES-R; PSS; STAI-Y and PedsQL) were given to the parents 2 years after the first evaluation.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The bivariate matrix of correlation found a strong significant positive correlation between IES-R and PSS scores (r = 0.526,
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the levels of stress and anxiety of parents and the quality of life of patients, also correlating with the traumatic impact of the diagnosis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38473253
pii: cancers16050891
doi: 10.3390/cancers16050891
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng