Mess Eleonora, Misiąg Weronika, Klaszczyk Tomasz, Kryś Kamila
Department of Clinical Nursing, Division of Oncology and Palliative Care, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.
Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.
J Clin Med. 2022 Sep 26;11(19):5670. doi: 10.3390/jcm11195670.
Every year in Poland there are approximately 1200 new cases of malignant tumours in children and adolescents. Leukaemia, CNS tumours, and lymphomas are the most frequently diagnosed cancers. Coping with a child's illness is challenging, which is why many parents suffer from anxiety, depression disorders, and even PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). The aim of this study is to assess the anxiety and depression levels of carers of children with cancer.
The study participants were 101 carers of children suffering from cancer. The study was conducted using standardized questionnaires: the Zung ccale, HADS scale, and Karnofsky scale, and three questionnaires designed by the author.
According to the results of the Karnofsky scale, carers' anxiety and depression levels were negatively affected by their children's poor performance. The younger age of children significantly correlated with the severity of depression in their parents. HADS and Zung scale anxiety levels were observed to have statistically significant effect on the severity of depressive disorders.
Receiving a diagnosis of childhood cancer contributes to the incidence of depression and anxiety disorders among carers. Carers' anxiety and depression levels were strongly associated with their child's age and their child's performance.
在波兰，每年约有1200例儿童和青少年恶性肿瘤新发病例。白血病、中枢神经系统肿瘤和淋巴瘤是最常被诊断出的癌症。应对孩子的疾病具有挑战性，这就是为什么许多父母患有焦虑症、抑郁症，甚至创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）。本研究的目的是评估癌症患儿照料者的焦虑和抑郁水平。
研究参与者为101名癌症患儿的照料者。该研究使用标准化问卷进行：zung量表、医院焦虑抑郁量表（HADS）和卡氏量表，以及作者设计的三份问卷。
根据卡氏量表的结果，孩子表现不佳会对照料者的焦虑和抑郁水平产生负面影响。孩子年龄越小，其父母的抑郁严重程度相关性越高。观察到医院焦虑抑郁量表和zung量表的焦虑水平对抑郁症的严重程度有统计学上的显著影响。
孩子被诊断为患癌症会导致照料者出现抑郁和焦虑症。照料者的焦虑和抑郁水平与孩子的年龄及其表现密切相关。
