Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2013 Feb;17(1):75-80. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2011.10.008. Epub 2011 Nov 25.
This descriptive study was designed to identify the psychological symptoms and associated factors in the adolescent children of cancer patients.
The data were collected by a questionnaire developed by the researchers, "The Brief Symptom Inventory" and "The Scale of Social Support provided by the Family and Friends" and statistically compared.
The study involved adolescents of 13-18 years of age accompanying their parents who were receiving cancer treatment.
According to the results of the study, the adolescents involved in the study generally showed high rates of psychological symptoms, and the score for the subdimension of depression, one of the psychological symptoms listed in the Brief Symptom Inventory, was the highest (20.22 ± 8.40). The mean anxiety, depression, negative identity, somatization, hostility and total psychological symptom scores of the boys were higher than those of the girls, and the difference between the mean scores of psychological symptoms in male and female genders was statistically significant (p < 0.05). The scores of perceived social support by the family and friends and psychological distress were not significantly associated (p > 0.05).
In light of these findings, the importance of caring for the adolescents along with their parents and providing them with professional support to overcome their psychological distress has become evident.
本描述性研究旨在确定癌症患者的青少年子女的心理症状及其相关因素。
研究人员通过问卷调查收集数据，问卷包括“简明症状量表”和“家庭和朋友提供的社会支持量表”，并进行了统计比较。
该研究涉及 13-18 岁的青少年，他们陪伴正在接受癌症治疗的父母。
根据研究结果，参与研究的青少年普遍表现出较高的心理症状发生率，其中“简明症状量表”中列出的心理症状之一的抑郁亚维度得分最高（20.22±8.40）。男孩的焦虑、抑郁、消极认同、躯体化、敌意和总心理症状得分均高于女孩，且男女性别间心理症状得分的差异具有统计学意义（p<0.05）。家庭和朋友感知到的社会支持与心理困扰之间没有显著关联（p>0.05）。
鉴于这些发现，照顾青少年及其父母并为他们提供专业支持以克服心理困扰的重要性变得尤为明显。
