Fear of progression in parents of childhood cancer survivors: prevalence and associated factors.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Recent research demonstrated that fear of progression (FoP) is a major burden for adult cancer survivors. However, knowledge on FoP in parents of childhood cancer survivors is scarce. This study aimed to determine the proportion of parents who show dysfunctional levels of FoP, to investigate gender differences, and to examine factors associated with FoP in mothers and fathers.

Methods

Five hundred sixteen parents of pediatric cancer survivors (aged 0-17 years at diagnosis of leukemia or central nervous system (CNS) tumor) were consecutively recruited after the end of intensive cancer treatment. We conducted hierarchical multiple regression analyses for mothers and fathers and integrated parent-, patient-, and family-related factors in the models.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Peikert ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9300493 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature