Shokoufeh Modanloo1, Camelia Rohani2, Azam Shirinabadi Farahani3, Parvaneh Vasli4, Asma Pourhosseingholi5. 1. University of Ottawa, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 2. Community Health Nursing Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: camelia.rohani@sbmu.ac.ir. 3. Department of Pediatric & Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 4. Community Health Nursing Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 5. Department of Biostatistics, School of Alied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The diagnosis of cancer in a child brings about a crisis for the whole family. This study aimed to (1) determine family functioning and parents' quality of life in comparison with groups in relevant studies, (2) assess the correlation between dimensions of family functioning and parents' quality of life domains, and (3) explore the predictive role of general family functioning (GFF) for quality of life domains in a sample of families (mother-father as a dyad) of children with cancer. DESIGN AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study which was performed on 62 pairs of parents of children with cancer (n = 124). Data were collected using the Demographic-Clinical Information Questionnaire, validated Persian versions of the McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD) and the World Health Organization's Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BRFF). The Canonical Correlation Analysis and the Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) model were used for data analysis. RESULTS: All dimensions of the FAD were reported as unhealthy dimensions. Also, a poor quality of life was reported in all domains by parents. Most of the family functioning dimensions were correlated with quality of life domains. Consequently, after controlling for several demographic and clinical variables the GFF was the most important predictor of parents' quality of life and its domains. CONCLUSIONS: The GFF should be measured at the first meeting with a family of a child with cancer and during the follow-up meetings to help plan family empowerment interventions.
PURPOSE: The diagnosis of cancer in a child brings about a crisis for the whole family. This study aimed to (1) determine family functioning and parents' quality of life in comparison with groups in relevant studies, (2) assess the correlation between dimensions of family functioning and parents' quality of life domains, and (3) explore the predictive role of general family functioning (GFF) for quality of life domains in a sample of families (mother-father as a dyad) of children with cancer. DESIGN AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study which was performed on 62 pairs of parents of children with cancer (n = 124). Data were collected using the Demographic-Clinical Information Questionnaire, validated Persian versions of the McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD) and the World Health Organization's Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BRFF). The Canonical Correlation Analysis and the Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) model were used for data analysis. RESULTS: All dimensions of the FAD were reported as unhealthy dimensions. Also, a poor quality of life was reported in all domains by parents. Most of the family functioning dimensions were correlated with quality of life domains. Consequently, after controlling for several demographic and clinical variables the GFF was the most important predictor of parents' quality of life and its domains. CONCLUSIONS: The GFF should be measured at the first meeting with a family of a child with cancer and during the follow-up meetings to help plan family empowerment interventions.
Authors: Yuanhui Luo; Wei Xia; Ankie Tan Cheung; Laurie Long Kwan Ho; Jingping Zhang; Jianhui Xie; Pin Xiao; Ho Cheung William Li Journal: J Med Internet Res Date: 2021-11-29 Impact factor: 5.428