KANSER HASTALIĞI OLAN EBEVEYNLERİN ÇOCUKLARI: ETKİLER VE YAKLAŞIMLAR

Year 2024, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 1 - 14, 29.04.2024

Nevin Onan , Yeliz Taşdelen

https://doi.org/10.47115/jshs.1133495

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Kanser tanısı konulan bireylerde görülebilen fiziksel, sosyal ve psikolojik sorunların yanı sıra diğer aile üyelerinde de aile dengesinin bozulması, rol kaybı ya da rol değişikliği nedeniyle hastalardan daha fazla duygusal ve davranışsal sorunlar ile karşılaşılmaktadır. Bu süreçte özellikle kanser olan ebeveynlerin çocukları duygusal ve davranışsal problemler açısından daha yüksek risk altındadır. Kanser hastalığı olan ebeveynin hastalık sürecinin ailenin günlük rutinlerini değiştirmesi, evdeki rollerin farklılık göstermesi, finansal sorunların yaşanması, her iki ebeveynin de fiziksel ve duygusal tükenmişlik yaşaması çocuklarda görülen duygusal ve davranışsal sorunların başlıca nedenlerindendir. Ebeveyninde kanser hastalığı olan çocuklarda anksiyete, depresyon, agresif davranışlar ya da somatik şikayetler gibi psikososyal etkiler ile ağlama, güvensizlik, arkadaş ilişkilerinde bozulma, ebeveynlerden uzaklaşma ya da aşırı ilgi gösterme ve okula konsantre olamama gibi bilişsel ve davranışsal etkiler görülebilir. Ayrıca günlük rutinlerin bozulması ve yaşanan duygusal semptomlar nedeniyle baş ağrısı, uykusuzluk, iştah kaybı gibi fiziksel sorunlar gelişebilir. Çocuğun bu süreçten etkilenmesi; çocuğun cinsiyeti, gelişim dönemi, ebeveynde var olan hastalığı algılayışı, ebeveyn ile çocuk arasındaki ilişki, aile işlevleri, kanserin evresi ve ebeveynin sağlık durumuna göre farklılaşmakla birlikte çocukların sosyal destek ihtiyacı artış göstermektedir. Ebeveynine kanser tanısı konulan çocukların kanserin etkilerini belirlemede, düşüncelerini ifade etmede ve dayanıklılığını artırmak için sosyal destek sağlamada yardım alması önemlidir. Literatürde ebeveyni kanser olan çocuklara yönelik girişimlerin oldukça sınırlı olduğu görülmektedir. Bu makalede konuya yönelik farkındalık sağlamak amacıyla kanser tanısı alan ebeveyne sahip çocukların olumsuz etkilenmelerini en aza indirebilecek girişimlerden bahsedilmektedir.

Keywords

Ebeveynlik, Kanser, Çocuk sağlığı, Psikososyal girişimler

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Children Of Parents With Cancer: Impacts And Approaches

Abstract

In addition to the physical, social, and psychological problems observed in individuals diagnosed with cancer, other family members also experience more emotional and behavioral issues than patients due to disruptions in family balance, role loss, or role changes. During this process, especially children of parents with cancer are at a higher risk of developing emotional and behavioral problems. The primary reasons for these issues in children include the alteration of daily routines within the family due to the parent's illness, changes in roles at home, financial difficulties, and both parents experiencing physical and emotional burnout. Children diagnosed with a parent with cancer may encounter psychosocial effects such as anxiety, depression, aggressive behaviors, or somatic complaints, as well as cognitive and behavioral effects such as crying, insecurity, deterioration in peer relationships, withdrawal from parents, or excessive attention and an inability to concentrate at school. Additionally, physical problems such as headaches, insomnia, and loss of appetite may develop due to disruptions in daily routines and emotional symptoms. The impact of a parent's cancer on the child varies according to the child's gender, developmental stage, perception of the parent's illness, the relationship between the parent and the child, family functions, the stage of cancer, and the health status of the parent. Throughout this process, children's need for social support increases.
It is crucial for children to receive assistance in recognizing the impacts of cancer, expressing their thoughts, and obtaining social support to enhance their resilience following a parent's cancer diagnosis. The literature indicates that interventions for children with parents diagnosed with cancer are rather limited. This article aims to shed light on interventions that can mitigate the adverse effects on children with parents facing cancer, emphasizing the need for increased awareness on this subject.

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Parenting, Cancer, Child Health, Psychosocial Interventions

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