Stress and psychological adjustment in caregivers of children with cancer.
Kyrill GurtovenkoKaitlyn M FladeboeLiana R GaltieriKevin M KingDebra FriedmanBruce E CompasDavid BreigerLiliana J LenguaMadelaine KeimJoy KawamuraLynn Fainsilber KatzPublished in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2021)
Both types of stressors, those directly related as well as unrelated to a child's cancer, contribute uniquely to caregiver distress. Caregiver distress is impacted by both overall levels of stress over time as well as month-to-month changes in stress. Implications for informing care for at-risk caregivers are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).