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SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
卷 24, 期 1, 页码 195-203出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-015-2746-1
关键词
Childhood cancer survivors; Questionnaire survey; Cohort study; Posttraumatic growth
资金
- Swiss National Science Foundation [PZ00P3_121682/1, PZ00P3-141722]
- Swiss Cancer League [KLS-01605-10-2004, KLS-2215-02-2008, KFS-02631-08-2010, KLS-02783-02-2011]
- Cancer League Bern
- Cancer League Aarau
- Swiss Bridge
- Stiftung zur Krebsbekampfung
- Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group
- Schweizerische Konferenz der kantonalen Gesundheitsdirektorinnen und-direktoren
- Swiss Cancer Research
- Kinderkrebshilfe Schweiz
- Ernst-Gohner Stiftung
- Stiftung Domarena
- National Institute of Cancer Epidemiology and Registration
Surviving childhood cancer may result in positive psychological changes called posttraumatic growth (PTG). Knowing about the possibility of positive changes may facilitate survivors' reintegration in daily life. We aimed to (1) describe PTG in Swiss childhood cancer survivors including the most and the least common PTG phenomena on the subscale and item levels and (2) determine factors associated with PTG. Within the Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (SCCSS), we sent two questionnaires to childhood cancer survivors registered in the Swiss Childhood Cancer Registry (SCCR). Eligible survivors were diagnosed after 1990 at age a parts per thousand currency sign16 years, survived a parts per thousand yen5 years, and were aged a parts per thousand yen18 years at the time the second questionnaire was sent. We included the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) to assess five areas of PTG. We investigated the association of PTG with socio-demographic characteristics, self-reported late effects, and psychological distress, which were assessed in the SCCSS and clinical variables extracted from the SCCR. We used descriptive statistics to describe PTG and linear regressions to investigate factors associated with PTG. We assessed PTG in 309 childhood cancer survivors. Most individuals reported to have experienced some PTG. The most endorsed change occurred in relation with others, the least in spiritual change. PTG was significantly higher in survivors with older age at diagnosis (p = 0.001) and those with a longer duration of treatment (p = 0.042), while it was lower in male survivors (p = 0.003). Supporting experiences of PTG during follow-up may help survivors successfully return to daily life.
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