Correlates of unmet needs and psychological distress in adolescent and young adults who have a parent diagnosed with cancer.

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Young people who have a parent with cancer experience elevated levels of psychological distress and unmet needs. In this study, we examined the associations between demographics, cancer variables and family functioning and levels of distress and unmet needs amongst young people who have a parent diagnosed with cancer.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Psychooncology

Title: Psycho-oncology

Publisher: Wiley

ISSN (Electronic): 1099-1611

ISSN (Print): 1057-9249

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2016

Volume: 25

Issue: 4

Affiliations

[1 ] CanTeen Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

[2 ] Cancer Nursing Research Unit, Sydney Nursing School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

[3 ] Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research Group (POCoG), The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

[4 ] Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making (CeMPED), The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

[5 ] Centre for Values, Ethics and Law in Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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DOI: 10.1002/pon.3942

PubMed ID: 26282864

SO-VID: cff3ead9-7eb1-4f8e-a96a-ade52876db95

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