Abstract

REOLON, Camila Luisa; ZANIN, Sibeli Carla Garbin  and  TABACZINSKI, Carine. The Pfister test and its contribution to the assessment of children with cancer. Rev. Psicol. Saúde [online]. 2022, vol.14, n.1, pp. 123-132. ISSN 2177-093X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.20435/pssa.v14i1.1762.

INTRODUCTION: The objective was to raise cognitive and emotional indicators of children with cancer (clinical group [CG]) and compare the results to children without the disease (non-clinical group [NCG]), as childhood cancer changes family functioning. METHOD: This is a quantitative, comparative, and transversal research. The study counted twenty-seven children, between 7 and 12 years old, who were evaluated with the Pfister model. For data analysis, categorical variables of color frequency indicators, syndromes and the formal aspects of the instrument were used, in addition to the Chi-Square test. RESULTS: The children's cognitive and emotional aspects in the CG do not show statistically significant differences when compared to the NCG, although some findings can be highlighted. DISCUSSION: It was discussed the smallest differences between the two groups, regarding colors, syndromes and the fact that children with cancer have more structured formal aspects. CONCLUSION: as a suggestion, it is important to consider how long the children have been in treatment.

Keywords : childhood cancer; psychological evaluation; Pfister.

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