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Quality of life of childhood cancer survivors: handicaps and benefits
- 1.0366210 - PSÚ 2012 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Blatný, Marek - Kepák, T. - Vlčková, I. - Jelínek, Martin - Tóthová, K. - Pilát, M. - Slezáčková, Alena - Sobotková, Veronika - Bartošová, Kateřina - Hrstková, H. - Štěrba, J.
Quality of life of childhood cancer survivors: handicaps and benefits.
Československá psychologie. Roč. 55, č. 2 (2011), s. 112-125. ISSN 0009-062X. E-ISSN 1804-6436
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA406/07/1384
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z70250504
Keywords : childhood cancer survivors * quality of life * psycho-oncology
Subject RIV: AN - Psychology
Impact factor: 0.087, year: 2011
The study deals with psychosocial problems of patients who underwent childhood malignancy treatment. Data from 91 cancer survivors (44 boys and 47 girls) aged 9-19 which were compared to a control group of healthy children attending elementary and secondary schools. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and univariate tests of between-subjects effects were used to compare individual characteristics of children and adolescents with oncologic disease to their healthy peers. The analyses were done separately for younger (9-12 years) and older (13-19 years) age groups. Cancer survivors were asked to complete the Minnesota-Minneapolis Quality of Life Instrument (MMQL) and other methods measuring involvement in everyday life activities, parent-child interactions, and depressiveness. Children cancer survivors expressed less social involvement (both age groups) and worse physical functioning (younger group). On the other hand, cancer survivors had better parent-child interactions (both age groups), a lower level of depressiveness, better cognitive functioning and a higher level of general life satisfaction (older group).
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