Exploring grandparents' psychosocial responses to childhood cancer: A qualitative study.

Pauline HolmerNadja MuehlebachAnica Ilic Cristina Priboi Katharina Roser Peter Francis N Raguindin Eva Maria Eugenia TinnerRebecca BaechtoldMarc Ansari Manuel DieziEléna LemmelFreimut SchillingAhmed FarragKatrin ScheinemannGisela Michel

Published in: Psycho-oncology (2024)

Grandparents suffer greatly when their grandchild is diagnosed with cancer. Encouragingly, most grandparents also reported coping strategies and positive outcomes despite the challenges. Promoting coping strategies and providing appropriate resources could reduce the psychological burden of grandparents and strengthen the whole family system.

Keyphrases

childhood cancer
young adults
depressive symptoms
social support
papillary thyroid
mental health
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
physical activity
weight loss
insulin resistance
lymph node metastasis
glycemic control