Challenging issues in pediatric oncology

CH Pui, AJ Gajjar, JR Kane, IA Qaddoumi… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2011 - nature.com
Improvements in protocol-driven clinical trials and supportive care for children and
adolescents with cancer have reduced mortality rates by more than 50% over the past three …

A systematic review on factors and consequences of parental distress as related to childhood cancer

S Sultan, T Leclair, E Rondeau… - European journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The literature including correlates of parental distress as related to childhood cancer is
abundant. It is important to identify predictive factors and outcomes of this distress in parents …

Prevalence of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder in parents of children with cancer: A meta‐analysis

J van Warmerdam, V Zabih, P Kurdyak… - Pediatric blood & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background For parents, a diagnosis of cancer in their child is a traumatic experience.
However, there is conflicting evidence about the risk of developing mental illness among …

Working and caring for a child with chronic illness: A review of current literature

AM Kish, PA Newcombe… - Child: care, health and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Advances in medical knowledge have contributed to the increase in the number
of children living with some form of long‐term chronic illness or condition. As a consequence …

Quality of life among parents of children with cancer or brain tumors: the impact of child characteristics and parental psychosocial factors

K Litzelman, K Catrine, R Gangnon, WP Witt - Quality of life Research, 2011 - Springer
Purpose Understanding the impact of childhood cancer on the family is increasingly
important. This study aimed to (1) examine the relationship between child clinical …

Influence of a child's cancer on the functioning of their family

A Lewandowska - Children, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background—A child's cancer affects their entire family and is a source of chronic stress for
a sick child, as well as for their parents and siblings. It deprives them of the feeling of …

A comparative study on the quality of life and resilience of mothers with disabled and neurotypically developing children in Iran

Z Fereidouni, AH Kamyab, A Dehghan, Z Khiyali… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Background Mothers who take care of their disabled children usually suffer from several
problems, such as physical, psychological, and social problems. The disability of children …

Development of a mHealth real-time pain self-management app for adolescents with cancer: an iterative usability testing study

LA Jibb, JA Cafazzo, PC Nathan… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: A user-centered design approach was used to refine the mHealth Pain Squad+
real-time pain self-management app for adolescents with cancer for its usability (defined as …

A review of psychosocial interventions targeting families of children with cancer

A Koumarianou, AE Symeonidi, A Kattamis… - … & supportive care, 2021 - cambridge.org
ObjectivePsychosocial interventions in families of children with cancer are considered an
effective way of empowering family members to tackle the complex hurdles they face. The …

Problem-solving skills training for parents of children with chronic health conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

T Zhou, Y Luo, W Xiong, Z Meng, H Zhang… - JAMA …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Problem-solving skills training (PSST) has a demonstrated potential to improve
psychosocial well-being for parents of children with chronic health conditions (CHCs), but …