Family Functioning and Coping Styles in Families of Children With Cancer and HIV Disease

Clinical Pediatrics - Tập 51 Số 1 - Trang 58-64 - 2012
Staci Martin1, Sarah K. Calabrese1,2, Pamela L. Wolters1, Katherine A. Walker3, Katherine E. Warren1, Rohan Hazra4,1
1National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD USA
2The George Washington University Washington DC. USA
3SAIC-Frederick, Inc, NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD, USA
4Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA

Tóm tắt

Disease-specific characteristics of pediatric illnesses may influence the functioning of families and the coping responses they enact. This study compared family functioning and coping styles within and between 2 different medical groups: families of children with cancer (n = 44) and HIV disease (n = 65). Most caregivers reported healthy family functioning, and no between-group differences in functioning emerged. However, with regard to coping, more reliance on social support was indicated among the cancer group. Also, the HIV group largely sought support from family, whereas both family and nonfamily support were sought among the cancer group. Better functioning was related to reframing, an active coping style, within the cancer group and passive coping within the HIV group. Thus, coping strategies and their implications for family functioning vary by condition. Researchers should avoid combining various illness groups indiscriminately. Likewise, clinicians should be sensitive to disease-specific factors when helping families learn to cope with illness-related stressors.

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Clinical Pediatrics

Tập 51 Số 1

58-64

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