TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bergelt, Corinna
A1  - Ernst, Johanna Christine
A1  - Beierlein, Volker
A1  - Inhestern, Laura
A1  - Holes, Sarah
A1  - Möller, Birgit
A1  - Romer, Georg
A1  - Koch, Uwe
T1  - Reaktive Veränderungen in Befinden und Verhalten von Kindern bei elterlicher Krebserkrankung--Ergebnisse einer epidemiologischen Patientenbefragung
JF  - Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie
N2  - Children of cancer patients are at risk for developing psychological symptoms. The parental appraisal of the child's psychological condition is a key variable for the utilization of child-centred psychosocial services. This study aimed at the systematic analysis of parental appraisals of changes in the emotional condition or behaviour of their children. We conducted an epidemiologic survey with a sample size of 1,809 patients with different cancer diagnoses, giving information about 2,581 children aged 21 years or younger at time of diagnosis. Quantitative information on children's distress during the disease and on changes in psychological condition or behaviour and qualitative information on the kind of changes were analysed. About half of the children were considered to be psychologically strongly affected during the disease. For about 25 % negative changes in psychological condition or behaviour are reported, positive changes are reported for 20 % of the children. Negative changes are most frequently described in young children (up to five years), positive changes are most frequently described in young adults (18 to 21 years). The results indicate that from the cancer parent's view many children are substantially distressed. Thus, the implementation of additional preventive psychosocial services seems reasonable and necessary.
KW  - Adolescent
KW  - Adult
KW  - Child
KW  - Child Behavior Disorders/diagnosis/epidemiology/psychology
KW  - Child of Impaired Parents/psychology
KW  - Child Reactive Disorders/diagnosis/epidemiology/psychology
KW  - Preschool
KW  - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW  - Female
KW  - Germany
KW  - Health Surveys
KW  - Humans
KW  - Infant
KW  - Male
KW  - Middle Aged
KW  - Neoplasms/epidemiology/psychology
KW  - Personality Assessment
KW  - Resilience
KW  - Psychological
KW  - Young Adult
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.13109/prkk.2012.61.6.378
SN  - 0032-7034
VL  - 61
SP  - 378
EP  - 395
ER  -