ArticlePediatric blood & cancer2018
A prospective study of family predictors of health-related quality of life in pediatric brain tumor survivors.
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- Prioritizing Solutions and Improving Resources among Young Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors: Results of an Online Survey.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
- Long-term postoperative quality of life in childhood survivors with cerebellar mutism syndrome.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Educational Pain Points for Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors: Review of Risks and Remedies.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Family Functioning Assessment Instruments in Adults with a Non-Psychiatric Chronic Disease: A Systematic Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2021Review
- Tracing the Use of the Family Management Framework and Measure: A Scoping Review.Journal of family nursing · 2021Article
- A visual model for prognostic estimation in patients with primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of small intestine and colon: analysis of 1,613 cases from the SEER database.Translational cancer research · 2021Article
- Neurocognitive and Psychosocial Outcomes in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Review
- Determinants of impairments in functioning, fatigue, and participation ability in pediatric brain tumor survivors.Neuro-oncology advancesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe objective of this study was to examine prospectively the associations between family functioning at the end of tumor-directed treatment and the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of pediatric brain tumor survivors (PBTSs) approximately 9 months later. PROCEDURE: Thirty-five PBTS (age 6-16 years) and their mothers completed measures of family functioning and survivor HRQL within 5 months of completing tumor-directed therapy (baseline) and again approximately 9 months later (follow-up).
resultsSurvivor-rated general family functioning at baseline significantly predicted mother proxy- and self-reported survivor HRQL at follow-up when controlling for survivor HRQL at baseline and relevant demographic and treatment-related variables.
conclusionsFamily functioning is a key factor contributing to survivor HRQL and should be screened throughout the course of tumor-directed treatment. Psychosocial interventions directed toward improving general family functioning may improve survivor well-being following the completion of treatment.
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