Table 1.
Moderators and effect sizes in studies assessing internalizing, externalizing and total problem behavior in children with parental CMC
| Authors | N | Parental CMC’s | % girls | % ill mothers | Mean age child | Mean age ill parent | Illness duration | Mean SES | % single parent | Instruments | d int. | d ext. | d tot. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annunziato et al. (2007) | 211 | Mixed | 46.00 | 100.00 | 12.06 | 40.95 | High | 99.00 | CDI-S/BPI | .00 | .00 | ||
| Barkmann et al. (2007) | 79 | Mixed | 53.24 | 55.70 | CBCL | .61 | −.13 | .41 | |||||
| Biggar and Forehand (1998) | 85 | HIV/AIDS | 59.00 | 100.00 | 8.68 | 31.25 | Low | 50.00 | CDI | .39 | |||
| Brown et al. (2007) | 40 | Cancer | 52.50 | 100.00 | 14.40 | 45.90 | 4.80 | Medium | 17.50 | CBCL | .37 | .25 | |
| Harris and Zakowski (2003) | 27 | Cancer | 66.70 | 81.80 | 15.40 | 48.40 | 2.50 | Medium | CDI/RCMAS | −.16 | |||
| Houck et al. (2007) | 38 | Mixed | 66.78 | 34.22 | 14.92 | 44.70 | High | .00 | CBCL | .00 | −.12 | ||
| Hough et al. (2003) | 147 | HIV/AIDS | 46.90 | 100.00 | 9.90 | 36.10 | 5.23 | Low | 78.00 | CBCL | .74 | 1.08 | |
| Kotchick et al. (1996) | 75 | Mixed | 55.00 | .00 | 12.88 | 38.70 | Medium | .00 | CBCL | .28 | .02 | ||
| Pakenham and Bursnall (2006) | 48 | MS | 56.00 | 95.83 | 15.60 | 9.15 | Medium | BSI-18 | .13 | ||||
| Rodrigue and Houck (2001) | 33 | Mixed | 45.45 | 63.64 | 12.60 | 38.70 | Medium | CBCL/YSR | .64 | .92 | .35 | ||
| Siegel et al. (1996) | 70 | Cancer | 57.00 | 46.00 | 10.80 | High | .00 | CDI/STAI | .53 | ||||
| Steck et al. (2007) | 192 | MS | 48.44 | 71.53 | 9.80 | 40.80 | 7.36 | Low | CBCL/YSR | .32 | .00 | .00 | |
| Steele et al. (1997) | 65 | Mixed | 56.90 | .00 | 13.27 | 39.50 | Medium | .00 | CBCL | .35 | |||
| Tompkins and Wyatt (2008) | 23 | HIV/AIDS | 61.00 | 100.00 | 12.59 | 38.33 | Medium | 52.00 | CBCL/YSR | −.28 | .56 | ||
| Visser et al. (2007) | 123 | Cancer | 56.14 | 52.38 | 8.00 | 43.00 | High | 8.70 | CBCL/YSR | −.03 | −.23 | −.16 | |
| Visser et al. (2005) | 336 | Cancer | 51.19 | 81.11 | 11.40 | 44.30 | 2.70 | Medium | 7.00 | CBCL/YSR | .05 | −.05 | −.09 |
| Visser-Meily et al. (2005b) | 82 | Stroke | 51.00 | 58.26 | 13.20 | 44.40 | .17 | Medium | .00 | CBCL | .37 | .07 | |
| Watson et al. (2006) | 95 | Cancer | 58.19 | 100.00 | 12.00 | 45.00 | .91 | High | 26.17 | CBCL/YSR | .14 | −.16 | −.12 |
| Welch et al. (1996) | 89 | Cancer | 56.18 | 75.00 | 11.98 | 39.90 | .19 | Medium | 6.58 | CBCL | −.22 | −.23 |
N Sample size, CMC chronic medical condition, CDI-S children’s depression inventory-short form, BPI behavior problem index, CBCL child behavior checklist, CDI child depression inventory, RCMAS revised children’s manifest anxiety scale, YSR youth self-report, BSI-18 brief symptom inventory-18, STAI state-trait anxiety inventory, d Cohen’s d (effect size), int. internalizing problem behavior, ext. externalizing problem behavior, tot. total problem behavior