title: The influence of family management style on psychosocial problems of childhood cancer survivors in Korea.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the psychosocial problems of childhood cancer survivors in Korea and investigate whether such problems are influenced by family management style.
  
  
  METHODS
  Family members of 158 childhood cancer survivors answered a questionnaire on demographic and illness characteristics, described psychosocial problems in their children using the Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC), and completed the Family Management Measure (FaMM).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Perceived economic status and all six subscales of the FaMM were significantly correlated with children's psychosocial problems. In a multiple regression model, the Family Life Difficulty and Parental Mutuality scales of the FaMM were each independent predictors of psychosocial problems in young cancer survivors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A detailed care plan designed to (1) promote balance between the management of a child's condition and normal family life and (2) encourage parents to share their feelings with one another and provide mutual support should be required to improve psychosocial outcomes for childhood cancer survivors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Sungshin Woman's University, 249-1 Dongseon-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-742, South Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Hee
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-701, South Korea. Electronic address: imyj@khu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Yeo Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Im
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005195:Family Relations / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012649:Self Concept; D012940:Social Problems / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D063189:Symptom Assessment; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Child psychology; Childhood cancer survivors; Family; Pediatric nursing