title: [Psychosocial care of children with a parent having cancer--an appraisal of specific care services in Germany].
abstract: Children of a parent having cancer are at greater risk to develop mental health problems. Aim is to investigate specific psychosocial care for children having a parent with cancer, as well as to characterize and assess utilization and needs of affected minor children. Employees of institutions in Germany supplying psychosocial care to families with a parent having cancer were surveyed, using a semi-structured interview (n = 29). Specific psychosocial care for affected children is limited and heterogeneous in Germany. Regarding different distress stages of those families, the situation could be interpreted as eligible. However, this primarily reflects the low quality assurance of care. Results suggest that in addition to preventive care needs of children having a parent with cancer, increased needs exist in specific risk constellations, like in single parent families.
authors.affiliation: Institut und Poliklinik für Medizinische Psychologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf. j.ernst@uke.de
authors.forename: Johanna Christine
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ernst
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Beierlein
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Romer
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Möller
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: Corinna
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bergelt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005190:Family; D005858:Germany; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010290:Parents; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D020954:Single-Parent Family; D012944:Social Support