Background: Parents of children with cancer are predisposed to psychological distress symptoms, such as anxiety, depression, and uncertainty. This vulnerability may exacerbate underlying mood disturbances, including trait anxiety and depression, and influence parents’ perception of health-related...

Objectives: To examine the effect of informal cancer caregiving and repetitive negative thinking (RNT) on depressive symptoms and salivary cortisol levels. Sample & Setting: The sample was recruited from a hospital bone marrow unit and caregiver support organizations. It included 60 informal...

Background: Cancer treatment can be a great source of anxiety and depression for patients. Patients who experience anxiety and depression may be treated with a variety of nonpharmacologic treatments, such as guided imagery. Objectives: The purpose of this article is to determine the effect of...

Background: Depression in patients with cancer negatively influences physical symptoms, treatment success, coping, and quality of life (QOL), and is associated with increased mortality. Objectives: This study investigated the prevalence of depression and explored fatigue, QOL, and pain that is...