Caring for a child with cancer
Parental competence, distress, and cortisol levels
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4227986 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Noa Benaroya-Milshtein (0000-0003-2988-2388, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Israel), Or Cohen Ben-Simon (0000-0003-3261-6574, Bar-Ilan University), Tamar Natanzon (Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Israel), Meital Avishai-Neumann (Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Israel), Adi Moka (Bar-Ilan University), Noa Tsuk-Ram (Bar-Ilan University), Veit Roessner (0000-0002-1873-7081, Technische Universität Dresden), Judith Buse (0000-0001-5950-3209, Technische Universität Dresden), Anne Uhlmann (0000-0002-1753-7811, Technische Universität Dresden), Shimrit Dache (0000-0002-8328-4699, Bar-Ilan University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 2118-2128 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13591053241280146 |
| PMID | 39297517 |
| OpenAlex | W4402626201 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 33 |
Parents of children facing cancer are subject to psychological distress. In this study, we explored whether the time that had passed since a child's cancer diagnosis was associated with parents' distress levels and whether parental sense of competence (PSOC) moderated this association. Forty-four parents of children with cancer who were hospitalized during 2022 participated. Parents completed questionnaires and provided hair samples for the examination of hair cortisol concentration (HCC). Correlations indicated no significant association between time since diagnosis and distress indices. Yet, linear regression analysis revealed that PSOC moderated the association between time since diagnosis and parental HCC ( β = −0.36, p < 0.05). For parents with low PSOC, time since diagnosis did not predict parental HCC. For parents with high PSOC, a longer time since diagnosis was associated with lower levels of parental HCC. Our results provide support for the clinical significance of PSOC as a target for intervention
Cancer · Childhood cancer · Competence (human resources · Developmental psychology · Distress · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Family and Disability Support Research · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |