Child and parental adaptation to pediatric oncology
Vrijmoet-Wiersma, J.
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Vrijmoet-Wiersma, J. (2010, January 14). Child and parental adaptation to pediatric oncology. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/14561
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Table 1. Description of LCH Study Group
No. Sex /Age
(years) System involved
Age at diagnosis (years)
Duration treatment (years)
Years since end treatment
CNS Involve- ment
DI Chemo
therapy Permanent consequences
1 M /10 Skin, Pituitary, GI, Liver * 2 3 5 + + + Growth hormone defi ciency, vision
problems
2 F / 16 Pituitary 15 1 0 - + - Fluid balance problems
3 M / 9 Bone 4 3 2 - - - Muscle pains
4 M /11 Bone, Skin 2 9 0 - - + Hearing problems
5 M / 9 Bone, Liver * .9 1 0 - - + Back pain
6 F / 12 Bone 3 8 1 - - + Headache, fatigue
7 M / 17 Bone, Pituitary, Skin 1 1 15 + + + -
8 M / 11 Skin .6 10 1 - - - -
9 F / 10 Bone 1 2 7 - - + Obesity
10 M /10 Bone 9 0.5 1 - - - -
11 M / 10 Bone, Lymph nodes, GI 4 0.5 6 - - - -
12 M / 13 Skin 1 0.3 12 - - - Lung-, bladder- and ear infections
13 F / 10 Bone, Skin .3 0.5 9 - - + -
14 F / 10 Bone, Skin 3 7 1 - + + Wheezing, does not go outside
15 M / 16 Bone, Sinuses, Mouth 2 2 13 + - + Behavior problems
16 M / 9 Bone 6 0.5 3 - + + Skin problems
17 F / 7 Bone, Skin, GI .9 1 7 - + + Vaginal discharge, fatigue
18 M / 14 Bone, Brain * 2 1 12 + + + Infections of ear, bronchia & teeth.
Headaches
19 M / 13 Bone, Skin, Mouth, Liver,
Kidney * .1 7 6 - - + Headaches
20 M / 8 Bone 1 0.5 7 - - + -
21 F / 16 Bone 16 1 0 - - + Fatigue, obstipation, infections
22 M / 9 Bone, Skin 1 1 8 - - - Bumps on the skull
23 M / 11 Bone, Lymph nodes 8 1 3 - - - -
24 M / 10 Bone, Skin, GI, Brain * .4 3 7 + + + Growth hormone defi ciency, obesity
M 11.9 SD 2.9
M 3.4 SD 4.5
M 2.7 SD 3.0
M 3.4 SD 3.2
+ 5 (20.8%)
+ 8 (33.3%)
+ 16 (66.7%) CNS, Central Nervous System; DI, Diabetes Insipidus; GI, gastro-intestinal; * Risk organs
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1 subtest 7 (29)
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Not being able to play with other children makes me feel… 15**
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Giving a class presentation about ICD is… 56 3.
How the doctors speak with me, I fi nd… 58 4.
How my parents deal with my LCH, I think is… 70 5.
Doing what the doctor says I fi nd… 52 6.
About my LCH I often feel… 45
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Not being able to go to school because of my LCH is… 21**
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Compared to other children, I feel… 29**
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Talking about LCH with other children I fi nd… 41 10.
Taking medication in front of others I fi nd… 46 11.
Later, when I’ll be older, my LCH will be… 67 12.
Going to the hospital is… 44
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When I am visiting someone I feel… 85
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At this moment I think about my LCH as… 48 15.
What I know about LCH is… 56
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Explaining LCH to others is… 41 17.
At school my LCH is… 72
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At home my LCH is… 74
19.
Doing sports for me is… 72
20.
Taking a rest in the daytime is… 46
21.
Having to do everything on time is… 56 22.
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