Social, emotional, and behavioral functioning of children with cancer

被引:167
作者
Noll, RB
Gartstein, MA
Vannatta, K
Correll, J
Bukowski, WM
Davies, WH
机构
[1] Univ Cincinnati, Med Ctr, Div Hematol Oncol, Childrens Hosp, Cincinnati, OH 45229 USA
[2] Concordia Univ, Dept Psychol, Montreal, PQ H3G 1M8, Canada
[3] Childrens Hosp Wisconsin, Dept Psychiat, Milwaukee, WI 53201 USA
关键词
childhood cancer; psychosocial morbidity;
D O I
10.1542/peds.103.1.71
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
Objective. It was hypothesized that children with cancer would have more social problems and difficulties with emotional well-being than case control, same race/gender, similarly aged classmates. Study Design. Using a case controlled design, children with any type of cancer requiring chemotherapy except brain tumors (n = 76), currently receiving chemotherapy, ages 8 to 15, were compared with case control classroom peers (n = 76). Peer relationships, emotional well-being, and behavior were evaluated based on peer, teacher, parent, and self-report, and were compared using analysis of variance and structural equation modeling. Results. Relative to case controls, children with cancer were perceived by teachers as being more sociable; by teachers and peers as being less aggressive; and by peers as having greater social acceptance. Measures of depression, anxiety, loneliness, and self-concept showed no significant differences, except children with cancer reported significantly lower satisfaction with current athletic competence. There were also no significant differences in mother or father perceptions of behavioral problems, emotional well-being, or social functioning. Scores on all standardized measures were in the normal range for both groups. Comparisons of the correlation matrices of children with cancer and to the correlation matrix of the comparison children using structural equation modeling suggested they were not significantly different. Conclusions. Children with cancer currently receiving chemotherapy were remarkably similar to case controls on measures of emotional well-being and better on several dimensions of social functioning. These findings are not supportive of disability/stress models of childhood chronic illness and suggest considerable psychologic hardiness.
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