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- Title
Patterns of posttraumatic stress symptoms in parents of childhood cancer survivors.
- Authors
Alderfer, Melissa A; Cnaan, Avital; Annunziato, Rachel A; Kazak, Anne E
- Abstract
Posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms have been reported in mothers and fathers of childhood cancer survivors; however, little is known about patterns of PTS in these families. Cluster analysis was applied to the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Reaction Index scores of 98 couples parenting adolescent childhood cancer survivors to describe patterns of PTS in families, yielding the following 5 clusters: Minimal PTS, Mothers Elevated, Disengaged, Fathers Elevated, and Elevated PTS. The clusters were validated using data from a structured psychiatric interview, an additional self-report measure of PTS, and an index of family functioning. These clinically meaningful patterns reveal that a majority of families had at least one parent with moderate to severe PTS, which supports development of family-based interventions for this population.
- Publication
Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43), 2005, Vol 19, Issue 3, p430
- ISSN
0893-3200
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/0893-3200.19.3.430