Health-related Quality of Life in Pediatric Cancer Survivors: A Multifactorial Assessment Including Parental Factors


Yagci-Kupeli B., Akyuz C., Kupeli S., Buyukpamukcu M.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY, vol.34, no.3, pp.194-199, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/mph.0b013e3182467f5f
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.194-199
  • Keywords: health-related quality of life, cancer, children, survivor, PedsQL, parental factors, GENERIC CORE SCALES, MINNEAPOLIS-MANCHESTER QUALITY, CHILDHOOD-CANCER, BRAIN-TUMORS, ADOLESCENT SURVIVORS, YOUTH FORM, CHILDREN, RELIABILITY, VALIDITY, PEDSQL(TM)
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: We aimed to evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and the effect of associated factors such as cancer type, treatment strategies, sex, age, and parental factors like education and psychopathology in pediatric cancer survivors and make a comparison with healthy children.