Post traumatic stress symptoms in parents of children with cancer: A mediation model.
Megan N PerezChristina M SharkeyAlayna P TackettAlexandria M DelozierDana M BakulaKaitlyn L GamwellSunnye MayesRene McNallJohn M ChaneyAshley H ClawsonLarry L MullinsPublished in: Pediatric hematology and oncology (2018)
Rumination was identified as a mediator between the relationship of illness uncertainty and PTSS. These findings underscore the importance of rumination in caregivers of children with cancer, as a potential construct for identifying caregivers at risk of PTSS, and as a possible mechanism for targeted intervention.