Adolescent survivors of childhood cancer: are they vulnerable for psychological distress?

Objectives We aimed to (i) evaluate psychological distress in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer and compare them to siblings and a norm population; (ii) compare the severity of distress of distressed survivors and siblings with that of psychotherapy patients; and (iii) determine risk factors...

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Published in:Psycho-oncology (Chichester, England) England), 2013-09, Vol.22 (9), p.2051-2058
Main Authors: Gianinazzi, Micol E., Rueegg, Corina S., Wengenroth, Laura, Bergstraesser, Eva, Rischewski, Johannes, Ammann, Roland A., Kuehni, Claudia E., Michel, Gisela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
adolescent survivors
Adolescents
Anxiety - epidemiology
Anxiety - psychology
Cancer
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child & adolescent psychiatry
childhood cancer
Cohort Studies
cohort study
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - psychology
Emotional disorders
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - psychology
oncology
Psychological distress
Psychotherapy
Quality of Life
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Siblings
Social Support
Somatization
Somatoform Disorders - epidemiology
Somatoform Disorders - psychology
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Survivor
Survivors
Survivors - psychology
Survivors - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
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Summary:Objectives We aimed to (i) evaluate psychological distress in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer and compare them to siblings and a norm population; (ii) compare the severity of distress of distressed survivors and siblings with that of psychotherapy patients; and (iii) determine risk factors for psychological distress in survivors. Methods We sent a questionnaire to all childhood cancer survivors aged
ISSN:1057-9249
1099-1611
DOI:10.1002/pon.3249