Depressive symptoms among parents of newly diagnosed children with cancer: A 6-month follow-up study
Depressive symptoms among parents of newly diagnosed children with cancer: A 6-month follow-up study
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DOI：
10.1207/s15326888chc2503_3
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发表时间：
1996-06-01
影响因子：
0.9
通讯作者：
Redd, WH
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作者：
Manne, S;Miller, D;Redd, WH
在诊断后6个月，对55名癌症儿童的父母进行了评估，他们参加了一项调整治疗的纵向前瞻性研究。最初的父母抑郁症状有所消退，但抑郁症状仍然是一个问题，为一个子集的父母，其最初的反应是在中度至重度范围内的抑郁症状。配偶的支持，以工具性支持的形式，沿着儿童表现出的一般行为问题的数量是最强烈的预测持续中断父母的情绪。研究结果表明，报告中度至重度抑郁症状的父母可能会受益于早期干预，包括改善儿童行为的行为策略和鼓励配偶更大程度地参与学习任务。
Fifty-five parents of children with cancer participating in a longitudinal prospective study of adjustment to treatment were assessed 6 months postdiagnosis. Initial parent depressive symptoms subsided somewhat, but depressive symptoms remained a problem for a subset of parents whose initial response was in the moderate-to-severe range of depressive symptoms. Spouse support, in the form of instrumental support, along with the number of general behavioral problems exhibited by children were most strongly predictive of persistent disruption to parent mood. The results suggest that parents who report moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms might benefit from early intervention that includes behavioral strategies to improve child behavior and encouragement of a greater level of spouse involvement in caregiving tasks.