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Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

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01-06-2007

Burnout in Mothers and Fathers of Children Surviving Brain Tumour

Author: Annika Lindahl Norberg

Published in: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings | Issue 2/2007

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to investigate the occurrence of burnout among parents of brain tumour survivors. Burnout was assessed in 24 mothers and 20 fathers of childhood brain tumour survivors, using the Shirom–Melamed Burnout Questionnaire. Parents of children with no history of chronic or serious diseases served as a reference group. Mothers’ burnout scores were significantly higher compared with reference mothers. For fathers, no relation between burnout and being a parent of a brain tumour survivor was established, despite a nonsignificant tendency in the same direction as for the mothers. In conclusion, the parenting burden after a child’s brain tumour may include chronic strain, and this may be particularly taxing for mothers. The findings encourage further studies of psychological exhaustion among parents of children with special needs.

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Title: Burnout in Mothers and Fathers of Children Surviving Brain Tumour
Author: Annika Lindahl Norberg
Publication date: 01-06-2007
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings / Issue 2/2007
Print ISSN: 1068-9583
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3572
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-007-9063-x

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