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Caring for dependent children impacts practical and emotional problems and need for support, but not perceived distress among cancer patients
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Objective: More than one in 10 cancer patients care for dependent children. It is unclear whether this status makes a difference in terms of the distress and associated problems they experience, or whether it is linked to differences in the need for or utilization of psychosocial support. Methods: Secondary analysis of a cross-sectional German study in National Comprehensive Cancer Centers using self-report standardized questionnaires administered to inpatients. Patients living with dependent children (n = 161) were matched by age and sex with a subsample of 161 cancer patients not living with dependent children. The resulting sample was tested for between-group differences in Distress Thermometer (DT) scores and the corresponding DT Problem List. Additionally, between-group differences in measures of the need for and utilization of psychosocial support were examined. Results: More than 50% of all patients suffered from clinically relevant distress. Patients living with dependent children reported significantly more practical (p
- Subjects :
- Medizin
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.unidue...bib..9efe32cf25ac8aa7af8fcc7ec36c7c17