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Original Articles

Psychological Distress Among Adolescents Living with a Parent with Advanced Cancer

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Pages 519-534 | Published online: 10 Sep 2012
 

Abstract

The objective of this exploratory study was to evaluate the impact of advanced parental cancer on adolescents’ psychological status. A sample of 28 adolescents, having a parent with advanced cancer, was recruited and compared with a sample from the general population (N = 2,346). Late adolescents (age 15 to 18) experienced significantly more psychological distress than early adolescents (age 12 to 14). Moreover, late adolescents experienced significantly higher psychological distress than the general population for the same age group, which was not the case for early adolescents. Implications for adolescents living in families touched by advanced cancer are discussed.

Acknowledgments

This study was part of a master's degree in social work obtained at Laval University. The student responsible for this study received funds from the Canadian Institute of Health Research Strategic Training Program in Palliative Care Research, Fonds Québécois de recherche sur la société et la culture, Centre de recherche de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec and Laval University Chair of Palliative Care.

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