Psychological inflexibility explains distress in parents whose children have chronic conditions

Psychological Distress among Individuals Whose Partners Have Cancer.

Cancer diagnosis influences both patients and their closest relatives. This cross-sectional study examined psychological distress among individuals whose partners had cancer in a population-based sample. Participants in the survey were citizens residing in Ohsaki City, Miyagi, Japan. Spouse pairs were identified by information of participants' relationship to the householder and address provide...

Characteristics of children whose parents have been incarcerated.

OBJECTIVE The study sought to determine the relationship between parental incarceration and behavioral and family characteristics among children in a day hospital. METHODS Chi square analysis and t tests were used to compare preadmission characteristics and teachers' behavioral ratings of a group of 16 children in a day hospital setting who had experienced the incarceration of one or both par...

Psychological distress in parents of children with advanced cancer.

IMPORTANCE Parent psychological distress can impact the well-being of childhood cancer patients and other children in the home. Recognizing and alleviating factors of parent distress may improve overall family survivorship experiences following childhood cancer. OBJECTIVES To describe the prevalence and factors of psychological distress (PD) among parents of children with advanced cancer. D...

PTSD and psychological distress in Icelandic parents of chronically ill children: does social support have an effect on parental distress?

The purpose of the study was to investigate psychological distress and the prevalence of PTSD among Icelandic parents of chronically ill children, and the potential effects of social support on distress, at two points in time. The Impact on Family scale (IFS), the Trauma Symptom Checklist (TSC), the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) and the Crisis Support Scale (CSS) were completed by 105 pare...

Contextual Factors Associated with Psychological Inflexibility and Distress in Adults