Problem-solving skills, parent–adolescent communication, dyadic functioning, and distress among adolescents with cancer

Adrienne Viola; Alison Taggi-Pinto; Olle Jane Z. Sahler; Melissa A. Alderfer; Katie A. Devine

doi:10.1002/pbc.26951

Problem-solving skills, parent–adolescent communication, dyadic functioning, and distress among adolescents with cancer

Adrienne Viola, Alison Taggi-Pinto, Olle Jane Z. Sahler, Melissa A. Alderfer, Katie A. Devine

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Some adolescents with cancer report distress and unmet needs. Guided by the disability-stress-coping model, we evaluated associations among problem-solving skills, parent–adolescent cancer-related communication, parent–adolescent dyadic functioning, and distress in adolescents with cancer. Thirty-nine adolescent–parent dyads completed measures of these constructs. Adolescents were 14–20 years old on treatment or within 1 year of completing treatment. Better problem-solving skills were correlated with lower adolescent distress (r = −0.70, P < 0.001). Adolescent-reported cancer-related communication problems and dyadic functioning were not significantly related to adolescent distress (rs < 0.18). Future work should examine use of problem-solving interventions to decrease distress for adolescents with cancer.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	e26951
Journal	Pediatric Blood and Cancer
Volume	65
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.26951
State	Published - May 2018

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Hematology
Oncology

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adolescents
cancer-related communication
dyadic function
positive coping
problem solving

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