Posttraumatic growth and related factors among relatives, caring for cancer patients. Systematic review (Part 1)

Caring for cancer patients can have not only negative impact on the informal caregivers, but can also be a source of positive personality transformations in the challenging situation associated with cancer. Aim: identification and synthesis of data on posttraumatic growth (PTG) and socio-demographic...

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Main Authors: A. M. Shishkova, V. V. Bocharov, E. S. Tsygankova, E. A. Granovskaya
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Published: Federal State Budget Scientific Institution National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology n.a. V.M. Bekhterev Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation 2023-12-01
Series:Обозрение психиатрии и медицинской психологии имени В.М. Бехтерева
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author A. M. Shishkova
V. V. Bocharov
E. S. Tsygankova
E. A. Granovskaya
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description Caring for cancer patients can have not only negative impact on the informal caregivers, but can also be a source of positive personality transformations in the challenging situation associated with cancer. Aim: identification and synthesis of data on posttraumatic growth (PTG) and socio-demographic, clinical and psychological factors associated with PTG in relatives, caring for patients with cancer. Methods: The review was conducted according to the statement of the PRISMA guidelines. The review used 2 search strategies: systematic electronic search in databases (Pubmed, Google Scholar, Cochrane, EBSCO, SAGE journals и eLIBRARY), manual search of articles in references lists of eligible articles. Results: a total of 23 studies were included in the review. The total amount of relatives and loved ones, caring for cancer patients was 5140. The average age of respondents was 52,2 (SD = 10,77) years. The majority of those surveyed were female - 58% and were spouses/partners of patients (52%). PTG among cancer patients' relatives is a universal phenomenon that occurs in a wide variety of socio-cultural populations and ethnic groups. The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) is the most popular tool used for assessing PTG in the analyzed studies. Conclusion: there is a gap in domestic research on PTG among cancer patients' informal caregivers. The implementation of the PTG in to the clinical practice will help significantly expand the possibility of providing specialized psychological assistance to them.
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spelling doaj-art-57a8ab25fd8f4f2881cbcc45e2b56e0f2025-08-20T02:49:19ZrusFederal State Budget Scientific Institution National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology n.a. V.M. Bekhterev Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationОбозрение психиатрии и медицинской психологии имени В.М. Бехтерева2313-70532713-055X2023-12-01574202910.31363/2313-7053-2023-874522Posttraumatic growth and related factors among relatives, caring for cancer patients. Systematic review (Part 1)A. M. Shishkova0V. V. Bocharov1E. S. Tsygankova2E. A. Granovskaya3V.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and NeurologyV.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology; Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical UniversityV.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology; Napalkov State Budgetary Healthcare Institution «Saint-Petersburg clinical scientific and practical center for specialised types of medical care (oncological)»V.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology; Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical UniversityCaring for cancer patients can have not only negative impact on the informal caregivers, but can also be a source of positive personality transformations in the challenging situation associated with cancer. Aim: identification and synthesis of data on posttraumatic growth (PTG) and socio-demographic, clinical and psychological factors associated with PTG in relatives, caring for patients with cancer. Methods: The review was conducted according to the statement of the PRISMA guidelines. The review used 2 search strategies: systematic electronic search in databases (Pubmed, Google Scholar, Cochrane, EBSCO, SAGE journals и eLIBRARY), manual search of articles in references lists of eligible articles. Results: a total of 23 studies were included in the review. The total amount of relatives and loved ones, caring for cancer patients was 5140. The average age of respondents was 52,2 (SD = 10,77) years. The majority of those surveyed were female - 58% and were spouses/partners of patients (52%). PTG among cancer patients' relatives is a universal phenomenon that occurs in a wide variety of socio-cultural populations and ethnic groups. The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) is the most popular tool used for assessing PTG in the analyzed studies. Conclusion: there is a gap in domestic research on PTG among cancer patients' informal caregivers. The implementation of the PTG in to the clinical practice will help significantly expand the possibility of providing specialized psychological assistance to them.https://www.bekhterevreview.com/jour/article/view/891posttraumatic growthinformal caregiverscancerfactors associated with posttraumatic growthsystematic review
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Posttraumatic growth and related factors among relatives, caring for cancer patients. Systematic review (Part 1)
Обозрение психиатрии и медицинской психологии имени В.М. Бехтерева
posttraumatic growth
informal caregivers
cancer
factors associated with posttraumatic growth
systematic review
title Posttraumatic growth and related factors among relatives, caring for cancer patients. Systematic review (Part 1)
title_full Posttraumatic growth and related factors among relatives, caring for cancer patients. Systematic review (Part 1)
title_fullStr Posttraumatic growth and related factors among relatives, caring for cancer patients. Systematic review (Part 1)
title_full_unstemmed Posttraumatic growth and related factors among relatives, caring for cancer patients. Systematic review (Part 1)
title_short Posttraumatic growth and related factors among relatives, caring for cancer patients. Systematic review (Part 1)
title_sort posttraumatic growth and related factors among relatives caring for cancer patients systematic review part 1
topic posttraumatic growth
informal caregivers
cancer
factors associated with posttraumatic growth
systematic review
url https://www.bekhterevreview.com/jour/article/view/891
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