Psychosocial functioning of adult siblings of Dutch very long-term survivors of childhood cancer:DCCSS-LATER 2 psycho-oncology study

Objective: To describe psychosocial outcomes among adult siblings of very long-term childhood cancer survivors (CCS), to compare these outcomes to reference populations and to identify factors associated with siblings' psychosocial outcomes. Methods: Siblings of survivors (diagnosed <18 years old, between 1963 and 2001, >5 years since diagnosis) of the Dutch Childhood Cancer Survivor Study DCCSS-LATER cohort were invited to complete questionnaires on HRQoL (TNO-AZL Questionnaire for Adult's HRQoL), anxiety/depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), post-traumatic stress (Self-Ra... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Joosten, Mala M.H.
van Gorp, Marloes
van Dijk, Jennifer
Kremer, Leontien C.M.
van Dulmen-den Broeder, Eline
Tissing, Wim J.E.
Loonen, Jacqueline J.
van der Pal, Helena J.H.
de Vries, Andrica C.H.
van den Heuvel-Eibrink, Marry M.
Ronckers, Cécile
Bresters, Dorine
Louwerens, Marloes
Neggers, Sebastian J.C.C.M.
van der Heiden-van der Loo, Margriet
Maurice-Stam, Heleen
Grootenhuis, Martha A.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Reihe/Periodikum: Joosten , M M H , van Gorp , M , van Dijk , J , Kremer , L C M , van Dulmen-den Broeder , E , Tissing , W J E , Loonen , J J , van der Pal , H J H , de Vries , A C H , van den Heuvel-Eibrink , M M , Ronckers , C , Bresters , D , Louwerens , M , Neggers , S J C C M , van der Heiden-van der Loo , M , Maurice-Stam , H & Grootenhuis , M A 2023 , ' Psychosocial functioning of adult siblings of Dutch very long-term survivors of childhood cancer : DCCSS-LATER 2 psycho-oncology study ' , Psycho-Oncology , vol. 32 , no. 9 , pp. 1401-1411 . https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.6191
Schlagwörter: benefit and burden / health-related quality of life / pediatric oncology / post-traumatic stress / psycho-oncology / psychosocial outcomes / siblings / survivors of childhood cancer
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29027923
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://hdl.handle.net/11370/61087e24-dd2a-475b-bc78-3829d687cfb5

Objective: To describe psychosocial outcomes among adult siblings of very long-term childhood cancer survivors (CCS), to compare these outcomes to reference populations and to identify factors associated with siblings' psychosocial outcomes. Methods: Siblings of survivors (diagnosed <18 years old, between 1963 and 2001, >5 years since diagnosis) of the Dutch Childhood Cancer Survivor Study DCCSS-LATER cohort were invited to complete questionnaires on HRQoL (TNO-AZL Questionnaire for Adult's HRQoL), anxiety/depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), post-traumatic stress (Self-Rating Scale for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder), self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale) and benefit and burden (Benefit and Burden Scale for Children). Outcomes were compared to a reference group if available, using Mann-Whitney U and chi-Square tests. Associations of siblings' sociodemographic and CCS’ cancer-related characteristics with the outcomes were assessed with mixed model analysis. Results: Five hundred five siblings (response rate 34%, 64% female, mean age 37.5, mean time since diagnosis 29.5) of 412 CCS participated. Siblings had comparable HRQoL, anxiety and self-esteem to references with no or small differences (r = 0.08−0.15, p < 0.05) and less depression. Proportions of symptomatic PTSD were very small (0.4%−0.6%). Effect sizes of associations of siblings' sociodemographic and CCS cancer-related characteristics were mostly small to medium (β = 0.19−0.67, p < 0.05) and no clear trend was found in the studied associated factors for worse outcomes. Conclusions: On the very long-term, siblings do not have impaired psychosocial functioning compared to references. Cancer-related factors seem not to impact siblings' psychosocial functioning. Early support and education remain essential to prevent long-term consequences.