Cyprus Mental Health Institute Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry and Psychology 1302-7840 2667-8225 6 2 Turkish 6 N N Y 2024 06 25 Full Length Paper Stress, Caregiving Burden and Family Functioning in Families Whose Children Have Been Diagnosed with Cancer> Turkish Y 137 146 Çağla Özkan Turkish Near East University, Department of Psychology, Nicosia TRNC caglaozkanpsk@gmail.com N 0009-0003-1512-2107 Gönül Taşçıoğlu Turkish TRNC gonul.tascioglu@kyrenia.edu.tr Y 0000-0001-7334-9586 Hande Çelikay Söyler Turkish TRNC hande.celikay@neu.edu.tr N 0000-0001-6735-1321 10.35365/ctjpp.24.2.04 Getting a child diagnosed with cancer is an extremely challenging process for families. With the stress and change in care during this process, the family's recovery continues significantly.In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between stress levels, caregiving burden and family functioning of families with children diagnosed with cancer. The study was designed in a quantitative research model and was conducted using the relational survey method. The population of the study consisted of families of children diagnosed in hospitals with pediatric oncology and/or hematology clinics in Turkey and Cyprus. The research data were collected from parents with children diagnosed with cancer, and 140 participants (131 women, 9 men) between the ages of 24-52 were included in the study. Socio-Demographic Information Form, Caregiving Burden Scale, Perceived Stress Scale and Family Assessment Scale were applied to the participants to collect the research data. As a result of the study, statistically significant differences were found between the "Burden of Caregiving Scale" scores of the parents according to gender, education level, employment status and income level. Similarly, statistically significant differences were found between the overall scores of the "Perceived Stress Scale" and the scores of perception of inadequate self-efficacy and perception of stress/discomfort in the scale according to the negative impact on the relationship with the spouse. In this context, it may be recommended to provide support programs and counseling services to reduce the stress levels of families with children with cancer, to provide support and guidance to parents accompanying hospitalized children, and to re-evaluate state policies for caregivers of children with chronic diseases English Childhood cancers, Stress, Caregiving burden, Family functioning https://www.ktppdergisi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/4-Stress-Caregiving-Burden-and-Family-Functioning-in-Families-Whose-Children-Have-Been-Diagnosed-with-Cancer.pdf https://www.ktppdergisi.com/stress-caregiving-burden-and-family-functioning-in-families-whose-children-have-been-diagnosed-with-cancer_abstract/?lang=en https://www.ktppdergisi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/4-Stress-Caregiving-Burden-and-Family-Functioning-in-Families-Whose-Children-Have-Been-Diagnosed-with-Cancer.pdf Turkish References 137 146