Development of a posttraumatic growth scale equipped with the psychological growth structure and predictability of occurrence for survivors of childhood cancer

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K10980
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 58070:Lifelong developmental nursing-related
• Research Institution: Bunkyo Gakuin University (2023); Gunma Prefectural College of Health Sciences (2019-2022)
• Principal Investigator: Mashiko Naoki 学校法人文京学院 文京学院大学, 保健医療技術学部, 准教授 (50512498)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 住吉 智子 新潟大学, 医歯学系, 教授 (50293238)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 小児がん経験者 / 心理的合併症 / PTG / 成人移行期支援 / 尺度開発

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study revealed that interpersonal relationships and disclosure of one’s own illness are important factors for the occurrence of posttraumatic growth in survivors of childhood cancer. Previous studies in Japan and overseas have identified various barriers to disclosing one’s own illness using Childhood Cancer Survivors. Results suggest that it is important to develop a scale focusing on “interpersonal relationship satisfaction regarding the disclosure of illness,” while considering the difficulties of disclosing one’s own illness and the nature of the adolescent and young adult generations who desire intimacy with others. The plan is to generate questions based on the conceptual framework of the new scale in the future.

Free Research Field

小児看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

成人期にある小児がん経験者（Childhood cancer survivors; 以下，CCS）を対象として，posttraumatic growth（以下，PTG）の構造をふまえてPTGの原因・誘因を明らかにできれば，実臨床から社会復帰後のCCSの自立支援に役立つ尺度が構築できる可能性がある．トラウマやストレスを体験した子どもたちが，経験をいかに心理的成長に役立てていけるかに着眼することは，CCSの心理的合併を社会的にサポートしていく上では大きな意義をもつ．