Posttraumatic Stress, Posttraumatic Growth and Coping in Childhood Cancer Survivors

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Koutná, Veronika - Blatný, Marek - Jelínek, Martin - Vobořil, Dalibor
Posttraumatic Stress, Posttraumatic Growth and Coping in Childhood Cancer Survivors.
Pediatric Blood & Cancer. Vol. 68 S5. Danvers: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2021 - (Newburger, P.). S428-S428. ISSN 1545-5009. E-ISSN 1545-5017.
[Congress of the international Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Virtual Congress /53./. 21.10.2021-24.10.2021]
Grant CEP: GA ČR(CZ) GA19-06524S
Institucionální podpora: RVO:68081740
Klíčová slova: posttraumatic stress * posttraumatic growth * coping * childhood cancer survivors
Obor OECD: Psychology (including human - machine relations)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/pbc.29349

Background and Aims: Surviving treatment of malignancies in child-hood is associated with positive as well as negative consequences. Posttraumatic stress (PTSS) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) follow-ing pediatric cancer are frequently studied topics in childhood can-cer survivors. Coping strategies used to deal with pediatric cancerexperience influence the psychosocial adaptation of survivors. Thesestrategies cannot be seen as universally adaptive or maladaptive.Their efficacy depends on the match of a specific coping strategywith the demands of a specific situation. The aim of this study is toanalyze and compare the pattern of relationships of PTSS and PTGwith coping strategies used by survivors to deal with their cancerexperience. Methods: Ninety-two childhood cancer survivors aged 14-28 yearscompleted measures of PTSS (UCLA_PTSD index for DSM-IV), PTG(Benefit Finding Scale for Children) and coping strategies (Kidcope).Correlation analysis was used to examine the relationship of 11 copingstrategieswithPTSSandPTG.Results: PTSS positively correlated with 7 coping strategies and mainlywith the escape-oriented ones (e.g. distraction, social withdrawal andwishful thinking). Negative relationship was found for 2 approach-oriented strategies (cognitive restructuring and social support). PTGpositively correlated with 3 approach-oriented coping strategies (cog-nitive restructuring, positive emotion regulation and social support)and 1 escape-oriented strategy (resignation). Neither PTSS nor PTGwere related to the strategy focused on problem solving.Conclusions: Overall, our results support the connection of PTSS withescape-oriented strategies and the connection of PTG with approach-oriented strategies. However, the efficacy of several strategies suchas resignation and problem solving appears to have context-specificnature in pediatric oncology settings. Different pattern of relationshipsof PTSS and PTG with coping strategies further supports the distinction of PTSS and PTG as two separate concepts rather than two ends of thesame continuum.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0324878