Pediatric low-grade glioma survivors experience high quality of life
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Lindy Musial-Bright , Louisa Panteli , Pablo Hernلiz Driever
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine pediatric low-grade glioma survivors' quality of life and late morbidity including motor, sensory, and cognitive deficits. Methods We surveyed 49 survivors and their parents (KINDL questionnaire). Results Despite tumor and treatment-associated morbidity, survivors (25 boys and 24 girls, median age at diagnosis 7.8 years), but not their parents, rated their total quality of life higher than their peers. Although all survivors had some late morbidity, half of them were able to conduct their daily lives without restriction. Conclusion These results reflect survivors' effective coping mechanisms and underscore the difficulties of assessing quality of life in pediatric populations
Childs Nerv Syst DOI 10.1007/s00381-011-1467-0 Received: 24 January 2011 / Accepted: 15 April 2011
