Health-Related Quality of Life and Mental Health of Parents of Children with Pediatric Abdominal Tumors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Abdominal tumors rarely occur in childhood but are associated with great psychological stress for patients and their families. Parents playing a central role in their children's treatment may experience adverse effects on their Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and mental health due to the children's illness and required treatment. Given the limited knowledge of the psychosocial burden of parents with children suffering from solid abdominal tumors, this study aims to assess their HRQoL and mental health along with the impact of various psychosocial factors.

Methods

A cross-sectional cohort study was carried out involving 54 parents of children with solid abdominal tumors who had surgery at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf in Germany. The result

SUBMITTER: Zierke K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11352779 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature