The Influence of Developmental Stage on the Relationship Between Severity of Late Effects of Anticancer Therapy and Perceived Quality of Life of Childhood Cancer Survivors

0425481 - PSÚ 2014 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Blatný, Marek - Jelínek, Martin - Sobotková, Veronika - Kepák, T.
The Influence of Developmental Stage on the Relationship Between Severity of Late Effects of Anticancer Therapy and Perceived Quality of Life of Childhood Cancer Survivors.
SAGE Open. Roč. 3, August (2013), s. 1-5. ISSN 2158-2440. E-ISSN 2158-2440
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GAP407/11/2421
Institutional support: RVO:68081740
Keywords : childhood cancer survivors * quality of life * late effects * age differences
Subject RIV: AN - Psychology
http://sgo.sagepub.com/content/3/3/2158244013500678

The present study aims to investigate the relationship between severity of late effects and subjective quality of life of childhood cancer survivors in different age brackets. The sample consisted of 147 cancer survivors (77 girls) aged 8 to 18 who were in remission 2 to 5 years. The analyses were carried out separately for younger (8-12 years) and older (13-19 years) age groups. Cancer survivors were asked to complete Minnesota–Minneapolis Quality of Life Instrument as well as other methods measuring involvement in everyday life activities and parent–child interactions. Severity of late effects was assessed in accordance with Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v3.0. While severity of late effects correlated positively only with parental warmth in younger age bracket, there were many relationships between severity of late effects and quality of life in older age bracket. The difference is explained by the fact that adolescents are able to assess the impact of the disease.
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