Hospital Contacts for Psychiatric Disorders in Parents of Children With Cancer in Denmark.

ABSTRACT: Having a child diagnosed with cancer is a devastating experience that may affect parents' mental health. We aimed to assess the risk of hospital contacts for psychiatric disorders in parents of children with cancer. We conducted a nationwide population-based cohort study using Danish registry data. Parents of children diagnosed with cancer between 1982 and 2014 (n = 6689 mothers, n = 5509 fathers) were matched with comparison parents of cancer-free children (n = 67 544 mothers, n = 55 756 fathers). We used Cox proportional hazards models to estimate the risk of hospital contacts for any psychiatric disorder and specific disorders. Cox models were also used to investigate sociodemographic and cancer-related risk factors for psychiatric disorders. Incidence rates of hospital contacts for any

SUBMITTER: Mader L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8164824 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature