Demographic, medical, and psychosocial predictors of benefit finding among caregivers of childhood cancer survivors

Molly H Gardner; Sylvie Mrug; David C Schwebel; Sean Phipps; Kimberly Whelan; Avi Madan-Swain

doi:10.1002/pon.4014

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Demographic, medical, and psychosocial predictors of benefit finding among caregivers of childhood cancer survivors

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Demographic, medical, and psychosocial predictors of benefit finding among caregivers of childhood cancer survivors

Molly H Gardner, Sylvie Mrug, David C Schwebel, Sean Phipps, Kimberly Whelan and Avi Madan-Swain

Psycho-oncology (Chichester, England), Vol.26(1), pp.125-132

01/2017

DOI: 10.1002/pon.4014

PMCID: PMC4959962

PMID: 26489522

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Abstract

There is a growing body of literature examining benefit finding, or finding positive outcomes in the face of adversity, among both adults and children with chronic conditions, and to some degree among caregivers. This study examined demographic, medical, and psychosocial predictors of greater benefit finding specifically among caregivers of childhood cancer survivors. Caregivers of children who had completed treatment for cancer (n = 83) completed measures assessing child and caregiver demographic information and caregiver coping (active, acceptance, emotion-focused, and avoidant), optimism, social support, caregiving burden, posttraumatic stress symptoms, illness impact (how much caregivers feel impacted by their child's illness in various domains), and benefit finding (positive outcomes). Regression analyses indicated that positive spiritual coping, optimism, and illness impact uniquely predicted overall benefit finding for caregivers of childhood cancer survivors. Results point to adaptive tendencies that are associated with finding benefits when caring for a childhood cancer survivor and suggest potential avenues for intervention among this population. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Adaptation, Psychological

Adult

Cancer Survivors - psychology

Caregivers - psychology

Child

Female

Humans

Male

Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - therapy

Quality of Life - psychology

Social Support

Stress, Psychological - psychology

Surveys and Questionnaires

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Title: Subtitle: Demographic, medical, and psychosocial predictors of benefit finding among caregivers of childhood cancer survivors
Creators: Molly H Gardner - Children's National
Sylvie Mrug - University of Alabama at Birmingham
David C Schwebel - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sean Phipps - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Kimberly Whelan - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Avi Madan-Swain - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Psycho-oncology (Chichester, England), Vol.26(1), pp.125-132
DOI: 10.1002/pon.4014
PMID: 26489522
PMCID: PMC4959962
NLM abbreviation: Psychooncology
ISSN: 1057-9249
eISSN: 1099-1611
Grant note: R25 CA047888 / NCI NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 01/2017
Academic Unit: Research Administration
Record Identifier: 9984949202702771

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