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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intercultural experience and the process of psychological adjustment: A case study of Japanese students in England [PDF]

, 2006
As a consequence of the increases in the number of international students and because of growing interests in multicultural issues in counselling, there has been much discussion of the psychological influence of studying abroad and support systems for ...
Ayano, Mari
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of family support on psychological adjustment of physically handicapped adolescents

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Objective: To assess the effect of family support on psychological adjustment of physically handicapped adolescents, and to assess gender differences in this regard. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan,
Madiha Zainab, Mamoona Ismail Loona, Seema Zahid   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exercise Capacity, Physical Activity, Fatigue, and Neurocognitive Function in Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk of reduced exercise capacity, decreased physical activity levels, persistent fatigue, and neurocognitive deficits. The aim was to investigate exercise capacity and physical activity levels of adult survivors of childhood ALL and their associations with ...
Laura Jess, Gustaf Glavå, Simon Skau, Hans‐Georg Kuhn, Maria Bäck, Marianne Jarfelt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Reality of Psychological and Social Adjustment among Visually Impaired Students in Higher Education Institutions in the Sultanate of Oman

Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Social Sciences, 2023
The study aimed to identify the reality of psychological adjustment of visually impaired students in institutions of higher education in the Sultanate of Oman, identify the variables that impact the psychological adjustment of visually impaired ...
Mohamed El-Sherbiny, Amjad Al-Hajj, Ahmed Ibrahim, Muadh Al reqadi, Ruwa Al-Abri   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Accuracy and Positivity in Adolescent Perceptions of Parent Behavior: Links With Adolescent Psychological Adjustment and Proinflammatory Profiles

, 2016
© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. Forming accurate perceptions is often linked to positive relationship and individual functioning, yet may also be detrimental in some contexts.
Human, Lauren J., Chen, Edith, Williams, Deanna, Ifthikhar, Rafa, DeLongis, Anita, Chan, Meanne   +5 more
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“We Cannot Talk as a Family”: Complexities of Survivorship Communication Among Hispanic/Latino Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer, Parents, and Clinicians

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Young adult childhood cancer survivors (YA‐CCS) have an increased risk of treatment‐related health complications throughout their lives. Lifelong survivorship care is recommended, yet many YA‐CCS experience disruptions in care during pediatric‐to‐adult transitions and do not receive recommended survivorship care.
Kevin Shanchen Pu, Nicole Fernández‐Viña, Briana C. Martin‐Villa, Daniela Ramirez, Rebecca M. Lewinsohn, Mary Smith, Heidi Boynton, Lidia Schapira, Stephanie M. Smith   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The mediating role of social connectedness in the relationship between smartphone use and psychological adjustment problems in Turkish youth

Discover Psychology
This study investigated the mediating role of social connectedness in the relationship between excessive smartphone use and psychological adjustment problems. 484 young adults (M = 27.04 ± 4.36 years and 72.1% females) participated in this study.
Murat Yıldırım, Ekmel Geçer, Hakkı Bağcı   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source