@article{article_1210932, title={Investigation of post-traumatic growth with traumatic and psychological effects in children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer}, journal={Pamukkale Medical Journal}, volume={16}, pages={89–100}, year={2023}, DOI={10.31362/patd.1210932}, author={Aktaş Terzioğlu, Merve and Soyleyici Mert, Tugce and Yakarışık, Selin and Şenol, Hande}, keywords={post-traumatic growth, trauma, cancer, child, adolescent}, abstract={Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare traumatic and mental effects and PTG by <br />comparing a patient group in hematological-oncological cancer remission with a healthy control group. <br />Materials and methods: Children and adolescents aged 8-18 years, who were in remission with a diagnosis of <br />childhood cancer, and presented at the Paediatric Hematology Department of Pamukkale Unıversity between 1 <br />September 2021 and 30 April 2022 were included as the study group and a control group was formed of healthy <br />children and adolescents with no history of cancer diagnosis. The Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), the <br />Child Revised Impact of Events Scale (CRIES-13) and the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale-Child <br />Version (RCADS-CV) were applied to all the children in both groups. A sociodemographic information form <br />prepared by the researchers, and the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale- Parent Version (RCADSPV) <br />were applied to parents. <br />Results: Evaluation was made of 27 patients aged 8-18 years with a diagnosis of childhood cancer who were <br />in remission, and a control group of 25 healthy children. No statistically significant difference was determined <br />between the groups in respect of parental ages, family structure, parental educational levels, and mean monthly <br />family income (p>0.05). In the comparisons of the raw scores of the RCADS-PV between the two groups, <br />RCADS-PV Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Depression subscale scores were found to <br />be statistically significantly higher in the control group than in the remission group (p=0.048; p=0.045; p=0.047). <br />When the CRIES-13 scores of the two groups were compared, no statistically significant difference was found <br />(p=0.659).When the PTGI scales and subscales of the two groups were compared; while no statistically <br />significant difference was found in the total PTGI score (p=0.066), the change in life philosophy subscale and <br />the change in relationships with others subscale was found to be statistically significantly higher in the remission <br />group than in the control group (p=0.038; p=0.05).Considering the relationship between CRIES-13 and PTGI <br />scale scores, no statistically significant relationship was found in the remission group. <br />Conclusion: Cancer survivors grow from this negative experience, become stronger and survive with positive <br />gains; they can adjust their expectations from themselves, the world and their future. Considering the current <br />prevalence of cancer and increasing survival rates with treatments, new multicenter studies with larger samples <br />are needed on this subject.}, number={1}, publisher={Pamukkale University}, organization={YOK}