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. 2023 Nov:191:104119.
doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2023.104119. Epub 2023 Sep 6.

Psychosocial interventions targeting parenting distress among parents with cancer - A systematic review and narrative synthesis of available interventions

Maria Romare Strandh  1 , Emma Hovén  2 , Renita Sörensdotter  3 , Karin Stålberg  2 , Pia Enebrink  4 , Lisa Ljungman  2 , Anna Wikman  5
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Psychosocial interventions targeting parenting distress among parents with cancer - A systematic review and narrative synthesis of available interventions

Maria Romare Strandh et al. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2023 Nov.
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Abstract

Background: Balancing having cancer and parenting a major stressor, and may result in parenting distress, negatively affecting the whole family. To provide adequate support, knowledge of existing psychosocial interventions are crucial to guide future interventions. This study aimed to describe available psychosocial interventions for parents with cancer and dependent children (<18 years).

Method: We conducted a systematic review, and four databases were searched from January 2000 to March 2023.

Results: Thirty studies were included, reporting on 22 psychosocial interventions for parents with cancer. They aimed to improve different aspects of parenting distress, and included psychoeducation and communication strategies. Interventions were beneficial to and acceptable among parents, but only a few had been evaluated. The study quality was, overall, assessed as moderate.

Conclusions: The results of this review highlight the diversity of available psychosocial interventions for parents with cancer and the outcomes on parenting distress, as well as methodological challenges.

Keywords: Cancer; Interventions; Parent; Parenting; Psychological distress; Psychosocial support.

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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors report no conflict of interest. This study was a part of the CONNECTED-project, supported by the Swedish Research Council (grant number 2020-02080), the Swedish Cancer Society (grant number 20 0824 Pj) and Centre of Women’s Mental Health during the Reproductive Lifespan (WOMHER) at Uppsala University.

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