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Article

Reduced Psychosocial Well-Being among the Children of Women with Early-Onset Breast Cancer

by
Antje Schliemann
1,
Alica Teroerde
1,
Bjoern Beurer
2,
Friederike Hammersen
1,
Dorothea Fischer
2,
Alexander Katalinic
1,
Louisa Labohm
1,
Angelika M. Strobel
3 and
Annika Waldmann
1,*
1
Institute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Luebeck, 23562 Luebeck, Germany
2
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ernst von Bergmann Clinic, 14467 Potsdam, Germany
3
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, 23562 Luebeck, Germany
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Curr. Oncol. 2023, 30(12), 10057-10074; https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30120731
Submission received: 29 September 2023 / Revised: 2 November 2023 / Accepted: 16 November 2023 / Published: 21 November 2023
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Abstract

Background: Approximately 27% of female breast cancer patients are diagnosed before the age of 55, a group often comprising mothers with young children. Maternal psychosocial well-being significantly impacts these children’s psychosocial well-being. This study assesses the well-being of children with mothers who have early-onset breast cancer. Methods: We examined the eldest child (up to 15 years old) of women with nonmetastatic breast cancer (<55 years old, mean age: 40) enrolled in the mother–child rehab program ‘get well together’. Using maternal reports on children’s well-being (the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; SDQ), we describe the prevalence of abnormally high SDQ scores and identify protective and risk factors via linear regression. Results: The mean SDQ scores of 496 children (4–15 years old, mean age: 8) fell below the thresholds, indicating psychosocial deficits. However, most SDQ scores deviated negatively from the general population, especially for emotional problems, with one in ten children displaying high and one in five displaying very high deficits. Female sex, more siblings, a positive family environment and maternal psychosocial well-being were protective factors for children’s psychosocial well-being. Conclusions: Children of mothers with breast cancer may benefit from improved maternal well-being and family support. Further research is needed to identify appropriate interventions.
Keywords: early-onset breast cancer; maternal health; maternal well-being; child health; child well-being; strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ) early-onset breast cancer; maternal health; maternal well-being; child health; child well-being; strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ)

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Schliemann, A.; Teroerde, A.; Beurer, B.; Hammersen, F.; Fischer, D.; Katalinic, A.; Labohm, L.; Strobel, A.M.; Waldmann, A. Reduced Psychosocial Well-Being among the Children of Women with Early-Onset Breast Cancer. Curr. Oncol. 2023, 30, 10057-10074. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30120731

AMA Style

Schliemann A, Teroerde A, Beurer B, Hammersen F, Fischer D, Katalinic A, Labohm L, Strobel AM, Waldmann A. Reduced Psychosocial Well-Being among the Children of Women with Early-Onset Breast Cancer. Current Oncology. 2023; 30(12):10057-10074. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30120731

Chicago/Turabian Style

Schliemann, Antje, Alica Teroerde, Bjoern Beurer, Friederike Hammersen, Dorothea Fischer, Alexander Katalinic, Louisa Labohm, Angelika M. Strobel, and Annika Waldmann. 2023. "Reduced Psychosocial Well-Being among the Children of Women with Early-Onset Breast Cancer" Current Oncology 30, no. 12: 10057-10074. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30120731

APA Style

Schliemann, A., Teroerde, A., Beurer, B., Hammersen, F., Fischer, D., Katalinic, A., Labohm, L., Strobel, A. M., & Waldmann, A. (2023). Reduced Psychosocial Well-Being among the Children of Women with Early-Onset Breast Cancer. Current Oncology, 30(12), 10057-10074. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30120731

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