Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and family functioning in adult children facing parental cancer: a comparison study

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Autor(a) principal: Teixeira, Ricardo J.
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Pereira, M. Graça
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/54318
Resumo: This study analyzed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and family functioning in a sample of adult children caregivers of cancer patients and in a group of adult children of nonchronically ill parents. Participants completed measures of family functioning and PTSD symptoms. The parental cancer group was subdivided into PTSD subgroups, and significant differences, on family functioning, were found. In the parental cancer group, the predictors of PTSD symptoms were being a woman and having an enmeshed or chaotic family functioning. Chaotic functioning mediated the relationship between family communication/satisfaction and PTSD symptoms, in the parental cancer group. Finally, there was a higher prevalence of PTSD symptoms in the parental cancer group, and participants with a probable PTSD diagnosis showed higher levels of family imbalance. This study shows that adult children facing parental cancer, who have a poorer family balance, may benefit from interventions that target family functioning.
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spelling Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and family functioning in adult children facing parental cancer: a comparison studyposttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsfamily functioningparental cancercaregiversScience & TechnologyThis study analyzed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and family functioning in a sample of adult children caregivers of cancer patients and in a group of adult children of nonchronically ill parents. Participants completed measures of family functioning and PTSD symptoms. The parental cancer group was subdivided into PTSD subgroups, and significant differences, on family functioning, were found. In the parental cancer group, the predictors of PTSD symptoms were being a woman and having an enmeshed or chaotic family functioning. Chaotic functioning mediated the relationship between family communication/satisfaction and PTSD symptoms, in the parental cancer group. Finally, there was a higher prevalence of PTSD symptoms in the parental cancer group, and participants with a probable PTSD diagnosis showed higher levels of family imbalance. This study shows that adult children facing parental cancer, who have a poorer family balance, may benefit from interventions that target family functioning.This research was supported by a grant (SFRH/BD/43275/2008) awarded to the first author (RJT) by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionSpringer International Publishing AGUniversidade do MinhoTeixeira, Ricardo J.Pereira, M. Graça20162016-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/54318eng1541-657710.1891/1541-6577.30.3.21228304267info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:39:51Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/54318Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:36:31.241731Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and family functioning in adult children facing parental cancer: a comparison study
spellingShingle Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and family functioning in adult children facing parental cancer: a comparison study
Teixeira, Ricardo J.
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms
family functioning
parental cancer
caregivers
Science & Technology
title_short Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and family functioning in adult children facing parental cancer: a comparison study
title_full Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and family functioning in adult children facing parental cancer: a comparison study
title_fullStr Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and family functioning in adult children facing parental cancer: a comparison study
title_full_unstemmed Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and family functioning in adult children facing parental cancer: a comparison study
title_sort Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and family functioning in adult children facing parental cancer: a comparison study
author Teixeira, Ricardo J.
author_facet Teixeira, Ricardo J.
Pereira, M. Graça
author_role author
author2 Pereira, M. Graça
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Teixeira, Ricardo J.
Pereira, M. Graça
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms
family functioning
parental cancer
caregivers
Science & Technology
topic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms
family functioning
parental cancer
caregivers
Science & Technology
description This study analyzed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and family functioning in a sample of adult children caregivers of cancer patients and in a group of adult children of nonchronically ill parents. Participants completed measures of family functioning and PTSD symptoms. The parental cancer group was subdivided into PTSD subgroups, and significant differences, on family functioning, were found. In the parental cancer group, the predictors of PTSD symptoms were being a woman and having an enmeshed or chaotic family functioning. Chaotic functioning mediated the relationship between family communication/satisfaction and PTSD symptoms, in the parental cancer group. Finally, there was a higher prevalence of PTSD symptoms in the parental cancer group, and participants with a probable PTSD diagnosis showed higher levels of family imbalance. This study shows that adult children facing parental cancer, who have a poorer family balance, may benefit from interventions that target family functioning.
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