期刊
PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER
卷 68, 期 12, 页码 -出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29398
关键词
childhood cancer survivors; health-related quality of life (HRQoL); parents; psychological functioning; resiliency; survivorship
资金
- Kids' Cancer Project
- NHMRC of Australia [APP1143767]
- Kids with Cancer Foundation
- Kids Cancer Alliance
- Cancer Council NSW Program [PG16-02]
- Estate of the Late Harry McPaul
- Victorian Governments' Operational Infrastructure Support Program
- CancerAustralia's Support for CancerClinical Trials
This study investigates the HRQoL of young childhood cancer survivors and their parents, finding that parents report lower HRQoL for their children compared to population norms. Factors influencing child HRQoL include late effects and non-surgical treatments. While parents' average HRQoL is high, a subset report clinically meaningful differences from perfect health, with more anxiety/depression issues than the general population.
Purpose Few studies have investigated the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of young childhood cancer survivors and their parents. This study describes parent and child cancer survivor HRQoL compared to population norms and identifies factors influencing child and parent HRQoL. Methods We recruited parents of survivors who were currently <16 years, and >5 years postdiagnosis. Parents reported on their child's HRQoL (Kidscreen-10), and their own HRQoL (EQ-5D-5L). Parents rated their resilience and fear of cancer recurrence and listed their child's cancer-related late effects. Results One hundred eighty-two parents of survivors (mean age = 12.4 years old and 9.7 years postdiagnosis) participated. Parent-reported child HRQoL was significantly lower than population norms (48.4 vs. 50.7, p < .009). Parents most commonly reported that their child experienced sadness and loneliness (18.1%). Experiencing more late effects and receiving treatments other than surgery were associated with worse child HRQoL. Parents' average HRQoL was high (0.90) and no different to population norms. However 38.5% of parents reported HRQoL that was clinically meaningfully different from perfect health, and parents experienced more problems with anxiety/depression (43.4%) than population norms (24.7%, p < .0001). Worse child HRQoL, lower parent resilience, and higher fear of recurrence was associated with worse parent HRQoL. Conclusions Parents report that young survivors experience small but significant ongoing reductions in HRQoL. While overall mean levels of HRQoL were no different to population norms, a subset of parents reported HRQoL that was clinically meaningfully different from perfect health. Managing young survivors' late effects and improving parents' resilience through survivorship may improve HRQoL in long-term survivorship.
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