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Psychosocial Interventions and Therapeutic Support as a Standard of Care in Pediatric Oncology
Author(s) -
Steele Amii C.,
Mullins Larry L.,
Mullins Alexandria J.,
Muriel Anna C.
Publication year - 2015
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.25701
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , pediatric oncology , psychological intervention , distress , childhood cancer , blood cancer , pediatric cancer , psycho oncology , cancer , psychosocial support , clinical psychology , psychiatry
Research indicates that a subset of youths with childhood cancer and their parents will experience significant psychological distress throughout the course of their illness. Importantly, the existing literature indicates that psychosocial support is beneficial in decreasing symptoms of distress in these families. The aim of the current review is to determine the extent of the evidence to support a standard of psychosocial care for children and their families throughout the cancer trajectory; thus, we examined the research related to psychosocial outcomes in youth with cancer and their parents. Pediatr Blood Cancer © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.