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Caring for a child with cancer—A systematic review
Author(s) -
Vance Yvonne,
Eiser Christine
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.10440
Subject(s) - medicine , permissive , distress , coping (psychology) , medline , intervention (counseling) , affect (linguistics) , pediatric cancer , clinical psychology , psychiatry , cancer , psychology , communication , virology , political science , law
Objective To report the results of a systematic review to determine the effects of parents' behavior on children's coping with cancer. Methods Searches were conducted using Medline, EMBASE, PsycLit, and articles were subsequently selected on the basis of predefined criteria. Results Twenty‐four papers were identified. There were associations between parenting behaviors and child distress both before and during medical procedures. Parents who criticized the child, or apologized for what was happening had children who were more distressed. Parents who were very permissive had more problems with adherence to treatment regimens. Conclusions Parents' behavior is critical in determining children's responses during procedures and adherence to home care. There has been less work concerning how parents manage more everyday problems, such as encouraging the child to go to school. Longitudinal studies are recommended to determine how parenting behaviors affect longer term child adjustment. These findings may be helpful for clinic staff to understand parents' reactions, and may also inform the content of intervention programs. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.