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- The study investigates how factors like single parenthood, income, education, and race affect stress and psychological distress in pediatric cancer patients and their mothers.
- Data was gathered from 318 mothers and 151 children, focusing on sociodemographic variables and various stress-related symptoms within the first year of the child's cancer diagnosis or relapse.
- Results indicate that while sociodemographic factors are linked to stress and distress, their significance decreases when stress levels are taken into account, emphasizing the need to understand the broader context influencing pediatric cancer experiences.
Article Abstract
Objective: To examine associations between sociodemographic factors (single parenthood, family income, education level, race), stress, and psychological distress among pediatric cancer patients and their mothers.
Methods: Participants completed measures assessing sociodemographic variables, depressive symptoms, posttraumatic stress symptoms, general stress, and cancer-related stress within the first year of the child's (ages 5-17 years) cancer diagnosis or relapse. Mothers (N = 318) provided self-reports and parent report of their children; children aged 10-17 years (N = 151) completed self-reports.
Results: Each sociodemographic variable demonstrated unique associations with mothers' and children's stress and distress in bivariate analyses. A cumulative sociodemographic risk measure was positively correlated with all stress and distress variables. In regression analyses predicting mothers' and children's distress, independent and cumulative sociodemographic measures were no longer significant when accounting for levels of stress.
Conclusions: Findings highlight the need to consider the ecological context of pediatric cancer, particularly the impact of sociodemographic disadvantage on stress and distress in this population.
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