Associations Among Perceived Parent and Peer Support, Self-Esteem, and Cancer-Related Worry in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors.

Cancer-related worry is common among adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors, and is associated with adverse psychosocial outcomes. Thus, it is crucial to identify possible modifiable covariates of cancer-related worry to aid in developing targeted interventions. This study aimed to explore the cross-sectional associations between cancer-related worry and potential covariates (i.

Developing standardized competencies to strengthen immunization systems and workforce.

Despite global support for immunization as a core component of the human right to health and the maturity of immunization programs in low- and middle-income countries throughout the world, there is no comprehensive description of the standardized competencies needed for immunization programs at the national, multiple sub-national, and community levels. The lack of defined and standardized competencies means countries have few guidelines to help them address immunization workforce planning, program management, and performance monitoring. Potential consequences resulting from the lack of defined competencies include inadequate or inefficient distribution of resources to support the required functions and difficulties in adequately managing the health workforce.

Associations Between Parenting Stress at School Entry and Later Psychosocial Adjustment: A Longitudinal Study of Children With Congenital Craniofacial Anomalies.

Objective: To examine the reciprocal relationships between parenting stress and psychosocial adjustment of children with congenital craniofacial anomalies (CFAs) at 2 time points: school entry and approximately 2.5 years later, after children had time to adjust to school.

Design: Retrospective review of medical charts of children with CFAs.

The relationship between cancer-related worry and posttraumatic growth in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors.

Objectives: To examine cancer-related worry in adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors and its relationship with posttraumatic growth over time, as the relationship between these constructs has not been assessed longitudinally in this population.

Methods: A total of 153 AYA cancer survivors completed measures of cancer-related worry and posttraumatic growth 3 times across approximately 1 year. Descriptive statistics were calculated for cancer-related worry items, and mixed-effects modeling assessed the relationship between cancer-related worry and posttraumatic growth.

A Qualitative Study of Children's Perspectives on Their Peer Relationships in the Context of Living With a Craniofacial Anomaly.

Objective: To gain understanding of perspectives on peer relationships from children with congenital craniofacial anomalies (CFA).

Design: This was qualitative research based in a phenomenological approach, using narratives that captured children's responses to open-ended and objective questions about peer relations and life with a CFA. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed.

Social Interactions of School-Aged Children With CFA: Mothers' Perspectives and Advice.

Objective : To learn about (1) mothers' perspectives on their children's social experiences and (2) how mothers interpret social situations and provide guidance to their children in challenging situations. Design : This was a qualitative study analyzing narratives. Mothers participated in a semistructured interview; mothers and their children participated in a social coaching task involving responses to hypothetical situations.

The relative contribution of affect load and affect distress as predictors of disturbed dreaming.

This is the first study to empirically investigate the heuristic model of dysphoric dreaming proposed by Levin and Nielsen (2007) . Participants indicated their incidence of nightmares (NMs) and bad dreams (BDs) over 21 days, and rated their subsequent distress in daily dream logs. Results support the contention that the 2 constructs identified in the model, affect load (AL) and affect distress (AD), underlie NM production and are active in both the waking and sleeping states.

Fathers' perspectives on parenting a child with a craniofacial anomaly.

Introduction: Although research on healthy children indicates that fathers exert specific and beneficial influences on children's development, there is little research on fathers of children with chronic medical challenges, and none on fathers of children with craniofacial anomalies (CFA). This exploratory study aimed to obtain preliminary information about fathers' experiences of parenting a child with CFA.

Method: Structured telephone interviews were conducted with a volunteer sample of nine fathers of children with CFA.

Psychosocial adjustment in children and adolescents with a craniofacial anomaly: diagnosis-specific patterns.

Objective: To obtain descriptive information about diagnosis-specific patterns of psychosocial adjustment for children and adolescents with craniofacial anomalies.

Design: Chart review of medical records was used to obtain psychosocial checklists. Scores were compared with published norms to evaluate elevated risk of problems, separately for six diagnostic groups.

Mothers' reflections on raising a child with a craniofacial anomaly.

Objective: To conduct a qualitative evaluation of parenting among families with school-aged and young adolescent children with craniofacial anomalies (CFAs).

Methods: Interview responses were obtained from nine mothers of children ages 9 to 14 years old with CFAs. Mothers were asked to describe their perceptions of their children, their children's special needs because of CFAs, and their parenting strategies.

Adolescents with craniofacial anomalies: psychosocial adjustment as a function of self-concept.

Objective: To evaluate associations between self-concept and psychosocial adjustment among adolescents with craniofacial anomalies.

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: Reconstructive plastic surgery department in urban medical center.

Parenting stress in infancy and psychosocial adjustment in toddlerhood: a longitudinal study of children with craniofacial anomalies.

Objective: To evaluate the association between parenting stress during infancy and child psychosocial adjustment during toddlerhood, within a sample of children with craniofacial anomalies (CFAs).

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: Urban medical center department of reconstructive plastic surgery.

Psychosocial adjustment in adolescents with craniofacial anomalies: a comparison of parent and self-reports.

Objective: To assess rates of psychosocial adjustment problems in adolescents with craniofacial anomalies (CFAs) and to evaluate the correspondence between adolescent and parent reports of adjustment.

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: Reconstructive plastic surgery department in urban medical center.

Psychosocial adjustment in children and adolescents with a craniofacial anomaly: age and sex patterns.

Objective: To examine rates of psychosocial adjustment problems and competencies in a sample of children with congenital craniofacial anomalies (CFAs).

Methods: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: Urban hospital plastic surgery primary care unit.