Post-traumatic stress symptoms in long-term disease-free cancer survivors and their family caregivers.

Silvia De PadovaLuigi GrassiAlessandro VaghegginiMartino Belvederi MurriFederica FolesaniLorena RossiAlberto FarolfiTatiana BertelliAlessandro PassardiAlejandra BerardiUgo De Giorgi

Published in: Cancer medicine (2021)

High levels of cancer-related PTSS were still present several years after treatment in both survivors and caregivers. Psychopathology may derive from complex interactions among coping, previous disorders and between-person dynamics.

Keyphrases

young adults
depressive symptoms
palliative care
social support
childhood cancer
sleep quality
stress induced