Quality of life in survivors of childhood brain tumour and the association of children's diseases on quality of their parents life

Objective Evaluation of children's quality of life (QoL) after finished brain tumour treatment and the association of children's diseases on quality of their parents' life. Methods The study group was consisted of 46 children after brain tumour treatment (aged 4, 5, to 29 years old)....

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Published in:Psycho-oncology (Chichester, England) England), 2019-05, Vol.28 (5), p.1088-1095
Main Authors: Musiol, Katarzyna, Bulska, Weronika, Brożek, Paulina, Oślizło, Barbara, Ryzak, Stella, Dubiel, Justyna, Sobol‐Milejska, Grażyna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Associations
Brain cancer
Brain Neoplasms - physiopathology
Brain Neoplasms - psychology
Brain Neoplasms - therapy
Brain tumors
brain tumour
cancer
Cancer Survivors - psychology
Caregivers
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Childhood
children
Children & youth
Female
Functional impairment
Health Status
Humans
Male
oncology
Parents & parenting
Parents - psychology
Pediatrics
Physical ability
Quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
Questionnaires
Schools
Self-Assessment
Social functioning
Surveys and Questionnaires
Survivor
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective Evaluation of children's quality of life (QoL) after finished brain tumour treatment and the association of children's diseases on quality of their parents' life. Methods The study group was consisted of 46 children after brain tumour treatment (aged 4, 5, to 29 years old). The control group was composed of 104 students of primary, secondary, and high schools. One hundred fifty (104 + 46) parents were included in the study. Standardised QoL questionnaires (PEDsQL‐4.0, WHOQOL‐BREF) were used. Survivors' QoL was assessed from patients' and their parents' point of view, also the association of children's diseases on quality of their parents' life was estimated. Results QoL of children after brain tumour treatment was lower than in the control group according to the children (P 
ISSN:1057-9249
1099-1611
DOI:10.1002/pon.5061