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- Title
Illness Uncertainty, Global Psychological Distress, and Posttraumatic Stress in Pediatric Cancer: A Preliminary Examination Using a Path Analysis Approach.
- Authors
Tackett, Alayna P.; Cushing, Christopher C.; Suorsa, Kristina I.; Mullins, Alexandria J.; Gamwell, Kaitlyn L.; Mayes, Sunnye; McNall-Knapp, Rene; Chaney, John M.; Mullins, Larry L.
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>To investigate the relationship of illness uncertainty (IU) to global psychological distress (GPD) and posttraumatic stress symptomatology (PTSS) using a path analysis approach.<bold>Methods: </bold>Participants were 105 caregivers (MAge = 36.9 years, standard deviation [SD] = 8.7) of children (MAge = 8.6 years, SD = 5.0) with newly diagnosed cancer. A path analysis model examined the indirect and direct effects of each IU subscale on PTSS through GPD. <bold>Results: </bold> The final model accounted for 47.30% of the variance in PTSS, and the ambiguity facet of IU had a significant indirect effect on PTSS through GPD. Lack of clarity and unpredictability were not significant predictors. <bold>Conclusions: </bold>Ambiguity experienced by parents may be salient in the development of PTSS. Future research should examine these relationships longitudinally in larger samples to better understand adjustment in parents of children with cancer.
- Subjects
PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; POST-traumatic stress disorder in children; MENTAL health of cancer patients; CHILDHOOD cancer; PATH analysis (Statistics); PSYCHOLOGY; POST-traumatic stress disorder; TUMORS &; psychology; COMPARATIVE studies; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; PSYCHOLOGY of parents; RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; UNCERTAINTY; EVALUATION research; PSYCHOLOGICAL factors
- Publication
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2016, Vol 41, Issue 3, p309
- ISSN
0146-8693
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/jpepsy/jsv093