Resiliance in parents of children undergoing stem cell transplant

February 13, 2014

(Medical Xpress) – A child’s illness can challenge a parent’s wellbeing. However, a study recently published in the journal Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation shows that in the case of a child’s stem cell transplant, parents feel increased distress at the time of the procedure, but eventually recover to normal levels of adjustment. “Across all study groups, what we basically showed is that parents are resilient. Overall, parents get better over time,” says Jennifer Lindwall, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry at the CU School of Medicine, teaching partner of the University of Colorado Cancer Center.