Distress and adjustment among adolescents and young adults with cancer: an empirical and conceptual review.

摘要: Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer must simultaneously navigate the challenges associated their experience, whilst striving to achieve a number of important developmental milestones at cusp adulthood. The disruption caused by experience this critical life-stage is assumed be responsible for significant distress among AYAs living cancer. quality severity psychological outcomes remain poorly documented, however. This review examined existing literature on All (both positive adjustment) were included, included across trajectory, ranging from newly-diagnosed patients, long-term survivors. Four key research questions addressed. Section 1 answered question, “ What nature prevalence (and other outcomes) cancer? ” documented rates clinical distress, as well evidence trajectory over time. 2 individual, cancer/treatment-related socio-demographic factors that have been identified predictors these in literature. 3 current theoretical models relevant explaining AYAs, including models, socio-cognitive family-systems stress-coping frameworks, cognitive appraisal (including trauma meaning making models). mechanisms implicated each model discussed, was model. Converging implicating potential role autobiographical memory future thinking systems how process integrate into sense self goals are highlighted. Finally, 4 addressed psycho-oncology understanding conceptualizing cancer, discussing recent empirical advancements adjacent, non-oncology fields might improve our Included drawn broader psychology identify involved adjustment, experimental paradigms study within analogue, non-cancer AYA samples.